TY - JOUR
T1 - Anthropometric indices of failure to thrive
AU - Raynor, Pauline
AU - Rudolf, Mary C.J.
PY - 2000/5
Y1 - 2000/5
N2 - Aims - To compare five anthropometric methods of classifying failure to thrive in order to ascertain their relative merits in predicting developmental, dietary, and eating problems. Methods - The five anthropometric methods were compared in 83 children with failure to thrive. Results - The methods were inconsistent in classification of severity, and no one method was superior in predicting problems. Conclusions - Weight alone, being the simplest, is still the most reasonable marker for failure to thrive and associated problems.
AB - Aims - To compare five anthropometric methods of classifying failure to thrive in order to ascertain their relative merits in predicting developmental, dietary, and eating problems. Methods - The five anthropometric methods were compared in 83 children with failure to thrive. Results - The methods were inconsistent in classification of severity, and no one method was superior in predicting problems. Conclusions - Weight alone, being the simplest, is still the most reasonable marker for failure to thrive and associated problems.
KW - Anthropometric measure
KW - Body mass index
KW - Failure to thrive
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0034112072&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1136/adc.82.5.364
DO - 10.1136/adc.82.5.364
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C2 - 10799424
AN - SCOPUS:0034112072
SN - 0003-9888
VL - 82
SP - 364
EP - 365
JO - Archives of Disease in Childhood
JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood
IS - 5
ER -