Johnson A A, Latham M C, Roe D A
J Invest Dermatol. 1975 Sep;65(3):311-4. doi: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12598372.
A study was carried out to evaluate the use of changes in hair root morphology in the assessment of protein-calorie malnutrition (PCM) among a group of Black West Indian children. Significant differences in mean shaft diameter, mean % anagen, and mean % telogen were found only between the well-nourished and the severely malnourished groups. No significant differences in mean % atrophy, and in mean diameter of anagen bulbs were found among well-nourished children, children with mild-moderate PCM, severely malnourished children, and children hospitalized for conditions with a secondary effect on nutritional status. The method was found to be time consuming; it can be used only for differentiating well-nourished from severely malnourished children; and it cannot be used for determining the prevalence of the different degrees of PCM. For these reasons, the method is not recommended for use in the field assessment of PCM.
开展了一项研究，以评估在一组西印度黑人儿童中利用毛根形态变化评估蛋白质 - 热量营养不良（PCM）的情况。仅在营养良好组和重度营养不良组之间发现平均发干直径、平均生长期百分比和平均休止期百分比存在显著差异。在营养良好的儿童、患有轻度至中度PCM的儿童、重度营养不良的儿童以及因对营养状况有继发性影响的疾病而住院的儿童中，未发现平均萎缩百分比和生长期毛囊平均直径存在显著差异。该方法被发现耗时较长；它仅可用于区分营养良好的儿童和重度营养不良的儿童；并且不能用于确定不同程度PCM的患病率。由于这些原因，不建议在PCM的现场评估中使用该方法。
