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Multi‐micronutrient supplementation increases activity in Mexican children 8 to 12 months of age
Author(s) -
Aburto Nancy Jennings,
Ramirez Manuel,
Flores Rafael,
Neufeld Lynnette
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.21.5.a99-c
Subject(s) - micronutrient , odds , medicine , odds ratio , logistic regression , cluster (spacecraft) , demography , pathology , sociology , computer science , programming language
The objective was to determine the impact of multi‐micronutrient supplementation on physical activity and exploration in Mexican children 8 to 12 months of age. A quasi‐experimental design was employed utilizing a sub‐sample from a larger supplementation study which included children 4 to 12 months at baseline. The treatment group included children 8 to 12 months after receiving 4 months of supplementation and the comparison group included children 8 to 12 months at baseline before supplementation. Activity and exploration groups were formed using cluster analysis and categorized as higher or lower activity or exploration. Logistic regression was performed to determine if treatment influenced categorical ranking. The intervention included 3 types of multi‐micronutrient supplements. When the effect of all supplements was combined, treatment increased the odds of higher categorical ranking on activity (OR = 2.35; p < 0.05) and exploration (OR = 1.87; p < 0.05). Dividing the three supplements, supplement 2 (OR = 2.35; p < 0.05) and 3 (OR = 3.00; p < 0.05) increased the odds of higher activity categorical ranking. There was an interaction between supplement 1 and community SES with a significant effect in higher (OR = 4.69; p < 0.05) but not lower SES communities. Supplementation with multi‐micronutrients with or without added energy improves physical activity and exploration in young Mexican children