2024
Body composition trajectories during childhood predict skeletal maturation at puberty: A longitudinal study
Shu W, Li M, Vermund S, Li H, Hu Y. Body composition trajectories during childhood predict skeletal maturation at puberty: A longitudinal study. Heliyon 2024, 10: e36381. PMID: 39253277, PMCID: PMC11381823, DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvanced bone ageBMI z-scoreFMI Z-scoreBone ageZ-scoreFat-free mass index Z scoreFat mass index z-scoreBody mass index z-scoreHigher BMI z-scoreBody composition trajectoriesBody composition measurementsBody composition indicatorsPediatric cohortLinear bone growthNutritional statusPrimary school childrenSkeletal maturityBMIFFMIPubertyAgeBone growthSchool childrenComposite measureLongitudinal study
2015
Determinants of undernutrition among children aged 6 to 59 months in rural Zambézia Province, Mozambique: results of two population-based serial cross-sectional surveys
Rose ES, Blevins M, González-Calvo L, Ndatimana E, Green AF, Lopez M, Olupona O, Vermund SH, Moon TD, For the Ogumaniha-SCIP Zambézia Consortium. Determinants of undernutrition among children aged 6 to 59 months in rural Zambézia Province, Mozambique: results of two population-based serial cross-sectional surveys. BMC Nutrition 2015, 1: 41. PMID: 27182448, PMCID: PMC4864006, DOI: 10.1186/s40795-015-0039-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAge z-scoreCross-sectional surveyZ-scoreZambézia ProvincePopulation-based cross-sectional surveyRural Zambézia ProvinceSerial cross-sectional surveysHeight z-scoreOdds of stuntingAge 6 monthsPrevalence of stuntingAge 5 yearsDeterminants of undernutritionDietary diversity scoreNon-linear associationLower oddsAnthropometric measurementsGreater oddsHousehold food insecurityMultidimensional interventionsSTATA 13.1UndernutritionLogistic regressionUnderweightConclusionsA combination