title: Growth faltering and developmental delay in children with PEM.
abstract: Anthropometric measurements, Somatic Quotient (SQ), Development Quotient (DQ), Motor Quotient (MoQ) and Mental Quotient (MeQ) in 136 children in the age group 1-24 months with varying degrees of protein energy malnutrition (PEM) were compared with an equal number of comparable well nourished children. There was a progressive reduction in SQ, DQ, MoQ and MeQ as the degree of PEM advanced. There was a direct linear correlation between SQ and DQ and between height and DQ in 4 degrees PEM. However, there was no direct correlation between head circumference and either DQ or MeQ.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Medical College, Trivandrum.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sathy
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Elizabeth
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Bai
mesh_terms: D001827:Body Height; D015362:Child Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000209:etiology*; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006257:Head / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007360:Intelligence / Q000502:physiology; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000150:complications*