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Height and weight of Southeast Asian preschool children in Northern California.

Author(s) -

Kathryn G. Dewey,

J Daniels,

KC Teo,

Erlend Hassel,

J Otow

Publication year - 1986

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.76.7.806

Subject(s) - percentile , health statistics , anthropometry , demography , medicine , body height , body weight , geography , statistics , environmental health , mathematics , population , sociology

Anthropometric data were obtained from 526 Southeast Asian preschool children during 1980-84. Length of time in the United States averaged 21.8 months. Mean weights and heights were substantially below the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) 50th percentile. Although 39 per cent of children were below the 5th percentile of height for age, only 7 per cent were below the 5th percentile of weight for height. Rates of weight and height gain were similar to reference values, indicating adequate growth after arrival in the US.

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