Cornu A, Delpeuch F, Chevalier P
Arch Fr Pediatr. 1980 Feb;37(2):125-9.
A longitudinal study has been performed in 63 children in Yaounde to assess the significance of moderate malnutrition which is often observed between the ages of 18-24 months. The children were divided into two groups on bases of anthropometric measurements at the age of two years: group I were normal infants and group II, children with moderate malnutrition. Group II children had: 1) lower birth weight; 2) a weight gain between 0 and 8 months equal to the standard but lower than group I; 3) A weight gain between 8 and 23 months much lower than the standard and group I. Weight at 23 months was related to birth weight and all the anthropometric measurements were more closely related to the weight gain between 0 and 8 months than to the weight gain between 8 and 23 months. There were no significant biochemical differences between the two groups but there was a significant correlation between the weight gain between 8 and 23 months and the transferrin, C3 and the hydroxyproline index. It appears that the birth weight and weight gain in early months of life could be used as indicators of the future nutritional status.
在雅温得对63名儿童进行了一项纵向研究，以评估18至24个月大儿童中经常出现的中度营养不良的意义。根据两岁时的人体测量结果，将这些儿童分为两组：第一组为正常婴儿，第二组为中度营养不良儿童。第二组儿童有以下情况：1）出生体重较低；2）0至8个月的体重增加量与标准相同，但低于第一组；3）8至23个月的体重增加量远低于标准和第一组。23个月时的体重与出生体重有关，所有人体测量结果与0至8个月的体重增加量的相关性比与8至23个月的体重增加量的相关性更强。两组之间没有显著的生化差异，但8至23个月的体重增加量与转铁蛋白、C3和羟脯氨酸指数之间存在显著相关性。看来出生体重和生命早期几个月的体重增加量可以用作未来营养状况的指标。
