title: Infant stunting is associated with short maternal stature.
abstract: The objectives were to determine the range of maternal height associated with growth velocity of older infants and the magnitude of this association in an indigent population. Maternal height and infant length-for-age z scores (LAZ) were positively correlated at both 6 (n = 412, r = 0.324) and 12 (n = 388, r = 0.335) months (P < 0.0001) and for maternal heights from 131 to 164  cm. Maternal height is independently associated with infant LAZ and stunting (LAZ <-2) at both 6 and 12 months (P < 0.001) and with linear growth velocity from 6 to 12 months (P = 0.0023).
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Section of Nutrition, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. Michael.Hambidge@ucdenver.edu
authors.forename: K Michael
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Hambidge
authors.forename: Manolo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mazariegos
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kindem
authors.forename: Linda L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cristobal-Perez
authors.forename: Lucrecia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Juárez-García
authors.forename: Jamie E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Westcott
authors.forename: Norman
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Goco
authors.forename: Nancy F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Krebs
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001827:Body Height; D005260:Female; D006128:Growth; D006130:Growth Disorders; D006166:Guatemala; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers; D011203:Poverty