[Intellectual development and somatic growth in students suffering from malnutrition early in life].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the Intellectual Quotient (IQ) and the somatic growth of school children which were malnourished in early life.


METHODS
Ex-post-factum study of growth and IQ achievements, in children previously affected by malnutrition.


METHODS
To get early indicators of growth and development handicaps in school age children, for stimulation programs after the disease.


METHODS
Twenty eight school children, affected by malnutrition during the first two years of life, were selected from a Rehabilitation Center.


METHODS
The height and the IQ (WISC) of the children, were measured. Beside that, the following data were obtained from the records: the age, height, weight and developmental quotient (Gesell) during the malnutrition, the time spent in the treatment, and the body weight/height ratio at recovery and at the time of the study.


RESULTS
In 20 of the children, the height was below the 10th percentile; 12 of them were below the 3d percentile. Only 8 had IQ's from 90 to 110; in 10 children the IQ was below 80. There was a positive correlation (p = 0.05) among the height/weight ratio at rehabilitation and at the moment of the study. The IQ, related to the variables studied, was not statistical significant (p less than or equal to 0.05).
Vega-Franco
L
L
Robles-Martínez
B
B
D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006128:Growth; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D008297:Male; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology
Desarrollo intelectual y crecimiento somático de escolares afectados por desnutrición a una edad temprana.