title: Hemoglobin, growth, and attention of infants in southern Ethiopia.
abstract: Male and female infants from rural Ethiopia were tested to investigate relations among hemoglobin (Hb), anthropometry, and attention. A longitudinal design was used to examine differences in attention performance from 6 (M = 24.9 weeks, n = 89) to 9 months of age (M = 40.6 weeks, n = 85), differences hypothesized to be related to changes in iron status and growth delays. Stunting (length-for-age z scores < -2.0) and attention performance, t(30) = -2.42, p = .022, worsened over time. Growth and Hb predicted attention at 9 months, R(2) = .15, p < .05, but not at 6. The study contributes to the knowledge base concerning the relations among Hb, early growth, and attention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA. nickia80831@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Nicki L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Aubuchon-Endsley
authors.forename: Stephanie L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: Getenesh
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Berhanu
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Sarah E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Schrader
authors.forename: Devon
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Eldridge
authors.forename: Tay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hambidge
mesh_terms: D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000523:psychology; D000886:Anthropometry; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D001827:Body Height / Q000502:physiology*; D001942:Breast Feeding; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology*; D005002:Ethiopia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D012424:Rural Population
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins