Where will they grow from here? Association between height at 24 months and adult attained height in a population with a high prevalence of linear growth restriction

• DOI: 10.1101/2020.08.20.20178905
• Publication Date: 2020-08-23T15:00:13Z
• Authors: Julia Schwarz; Pablo Peñataro Yori; William K. Pan; Maribel Paredes O...; Robert Klapheke; Margaret N. Kosek
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine

Abstract This was a longitudinal observational cohort study to investigate the association of stunting at 24 months age and attained adult height. A 104 Peruvian males (n = 47) females 57) studied from after puberty in rural community Amazon located 15 km southeast urban center Iquitos. Anthropometric measures were made puberty. Height for Age Z (HAZ) Scores calculated compared assess HAZ score 67.7% 54.1% who stunted m (HAZ<-2.0) recovered (HAZ>-2.0) puberty, whereas 6.25% 6.06% not became The first 1000 days are only critical window growth promotion. Global national initiatives reduce should exclusively focus on two years life, but also work promote nutritional optimal nutrition throughout childhood adolescence.