Monthly changes in the gain and loss of growth in weight of children living in Guatemala
- 1 August 1979
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in American Journal of Physical Anthropology
- Vol. 51 (2), 287-291
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.1330510215
Abstract
Monthly increments of weight growth for a sample of 246 Guatemala City private school children are analyzed for the presence of a seasonal pattern in rates of growth. Neither a seasonal pattern nor any other periodic rhythm is found. It is observed that a significantly greater number of children aged 5.0 to 6.9 years experience their minimum annual growth rate during the dry season, with up to 60% of them losing or not gaining weight in any one month. Patterns of diet, exercise and disease cannot explain this trend. A possible association between minimum weight growth and maximum growth in height is discussed.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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