title: Association of growth status and the incidence of nutrition deficiency signs.
abstract: The validity of using the index weight--height in the assessment of nutritional status was evaluated. The suitability of the index and its relation to growth status and nutritional deficiency signs were assessed through the: 1) comparison of incidence rates of nutrition deficiency signs and growth rates by scales of overall weight--height values less than or above 0.15; 2) comparison of growth rates and incidence of nutrition deficiency signs by classification of children depending on the frequency with which they maintained the index above or below 0.15; and 3) intercorrelations between growth rates, incidence rates of PCM, and absolute values of weight--height index.
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000175:diagnosis; D000886:Anthropometry; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D002508:Cephalometry; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006128:Growth; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007223:Infant; D007228:Infant Nutrition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012885:Skinfold Thickness; D014802:Vitamin A Deficiency / Q000175:diagnosis; D014806:Vitamin B 12 Deficiency / Q000175:diagnosis