Heptinstall E, Puckering C, Skuse D, Start K, Zur-Szpiro S, Dowdney L
Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London, UK.
Hum Nutr Appl Nutr. 1987 Dec;41(6):390-402.
A sample of 4-year-olds from a London inner city area whose growth fell below the 10th population centile for height and weight were matched with children whose rate of growth was within normal limits. Neither food intake nor gross environmental variables distinguished the two groups. However, mealtime observations revealed considerably more disorganization and negative attitudes in case group families. Retrospective information obtained by interview indicates that these factors had been operative since early infancy. The findings suggest that in surveys of child nutrition the role of family dysfunction should be considered.
从伦敦市中心一个地区抽取了一组4岁儿童样本，这些儿童的身高和体重增长低于第10百分位，并与生长速度在正常范围内的儿童进行了匹配。两组儿童在食物摄入量和总体环境变量方面均无差异。然而，用餐时间观察发现，病例组家庭的混乱程度和消极态度要多得多。通过访谈获得的回顾性信息表明，这些因素自婴儿早期就一直在起作用。研究结果表明，在儿童营养调查中应考虑家庭功能失调的作用。
