Anthropometric assessment of nutritional status among highland Kashmiri children
Reevaluating the assumption of female nutritional disadvantage
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19458494 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D Himmelgreen (0009-0006-8366-6095, University at Buffalo, State University of New York), David A Himmelgreen, Raymond Dannenhoffer, Raymond P Dannenhoffer (University at Buffalo, State University of New York), Imtiaz Baht (Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences), Richard V Lee (0000-0003-3386-8212, Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 239-249 |
| Publication date | 1991-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Human Biology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1042-0533 • E-ISSN: 1520-6300 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajhb.1310030303 |
| PMID | 28590570 |
| OpenAlex | W2088207966 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
As part of a larger project investigating the health of rural villagers in Kashmir, India anthropometric data were collected from 132 residents of the highland village of Basmina. Here data for 70 children (53% of the total sample) less than 10 years old are examined and compared to United States reference data and presented as a percentage of the median and Z‐scores to describe nutritional status differences by age and sex. Overall, these children maintain indices of weight/age, stature/age, and arm circumference (AC)/age at almost −2.0 Z‐scores or more below reference medians. Weight/height and triceps skinfold/age approximate −1.4 and −1.3 Z‐scores below the median, respectively. These data along with clinical observations suggest that the Basmina sample is low normal to mildly malnourished. However, preschool children show evidence of moderate and severe malnutrition. The entire child sample shows a higher prevalence of malnutrition when compared to other populations living under similar conditions. The results are contrary to the belief that Indian girls are at a nutritional disadvantage when compared to boys. In fact, preschool girls maintain higher, though not significant, percentages of weight/age, weight/height, and AC/age. Girls between 5 and 10 years old also maintain a higher triceps/age index. On the other hand, boys between 5 and 10 years old maintain a higher stature/age index, but the difference is not statistically significant
Age groups · Anthropometry · Body mass index · Circumference · Disadvantage · Environmental health · Kashmiri · Malnutrition · Population · Short stature · Weight for Age · Birth, Development, and Health · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Mathematics · Medicine · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |