Bull World Health Organ. 1986;64(5):703-9.
The relationship between growth decelerations (in terms of various anthropometric parameters) and death occurring during the subsequent 100 days was studied among under-5-year-old children in Kasongo, Zaire. A significant association, more pronounced for large decelerations, was demonstrated for some anthropometric parameters. The observations provide support for the hypothesis that the frequency of stress due to malnutrition and infection party explains the high mortality. Although the association with mortality is significant, the observation of growth decelerations remains a screening instrument of limited predictive power.
在扎伊尔的卡松戈，对5岁以下儿童中生长减速（根据各种人体测量参数）与随后100天内发生的死亡之间的关系进行了研究。对于一些人体测量参数，显示出显著关联，大减速更为明显。这些观察结果支持了以下假设：营养不良和感染引起的应激频率部分解释了高死亡率。尽管与死亡率的关联显著，但生长减速的观察仍然是一种预测能力有限的筛查工具。
