title: Motor development and nutritional status of young children in Madang, Papua New Guinea.
abstract: The relationship between nutritional status and motor development was investigated in a cross-sectional study of 457 0-2 year old children in Madang, Papua New Guinea. The median ages at which the major motor developmental milestones are attained are almost comparable to western populations up to 6 months of age. However, crawling and independent walking are slower to develop. At any given age children of higher nutritional status by weight for age (W/A), length for age (L/A) or weight for length (W/L) are more likely to have attained a given developmental stage than children of lower nutritional status.
authors.affiliation: Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Madang.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Heywood
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Heywood
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001835:Body Weight; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills; D009748:Nutrition Disorders; D009752:Nutritional Status; D010219:Papua New Guinea; D012044:Regression Analysis