Title
Effects of selective dropout on infant growth standards.
Author
van Buuren, S.
TNO Kwaliteit van Leven
Publication year
2010
Abstract
Exclusively breastfed (EBF) infants have higher weight gain during the first 2 months, and lower thereafter. The explanation for this phenomenon is not clear. Longitudinal data from the Social Medical Survey of Children Attending Child Health Clinics study with a cohort of 2,151 Dutch children were analyzed according to a pattern mixture model. It appears that higher than average growth of EBF infants during the first 2 months is primarily attributable to selective dropout. Furthermore, between months 2 and 6, light nonEBF infants gain more weight than light EBF infants. Both factors aid in explaining differences in growth between EBF and nonEBF infants. The WHO Child Growth Standards for weight-for-age have been calculated from a subgroup of 903 infants (out of 1,743) that complied with strict feeding criteria. If similar dropout mechanisms operate in the Multicentre Growth Reference Study, then the WHO weight-for-age standards are expected to be systematically different from those for the entire group of 1,743 infants. Copyright (c) 2010 S. Karger AG, Basel.
Subject
Health
Leefomgeving en gezondheid
age
article
body weight
breast feeding
growth
health care survey
human
infant
longitudinal study
Netherlands
patient
reference value
weight gain
world health organization
Age Factors
Body Weight
Breast Feeding
Growth
Health Care Surveys
Humans
Infant
Longitudinal Studies
Netherlands
Patient Dropouts
Reference Values
Weight Gain
World Health Organization
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TNO identifier
360810
ISSN
1661-6677
Source
Nestlé Nutrition workshop series. Paediatric programme, 65
Document type
article