Paediatrica Indonesiana
Vol 22 No 1-2 (1982): January - February 1982

The Preschool Child in Suka_ Village, North Sumatra III. Upper arm Circumference and Skinfolds as Indicators of Nutritional Status

Jane A. Kusin (Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam)
H. S. R. Parlindungan Sinaga (Department of Biochemistry, University of Sumatera Utara Medical School, Medan, North Sumatera)
J. Khoman (Previously Health Centre, Kabanjahe, Karo, North Sumatera)
J. M. Houtkooper (Jan Swammerdam Institute, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam)
U. Renqvist (Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam)

Article Info

Publish Date
27 Feb 1982

Abstract

Upper arm circumfereru:e, triceps and subscapular skinfolds were measured at 6-monthly intervals during one year in a group of preschool children, age 0 - 5 years.All 3 measurements decreased as compared with the reference in the age period 1 - 23 months followed by a catch-up at age 2- 4 years.The predictive value of upper arm circumference for the development af malnutrition was low. Age group 1 - 23 months should be considered "at risk" irrespectively of the nutritional state at the time of examination.Absence of mortality may be attributed to the fact that children can eat to appetite, when they are healthy and to the simple medical treatment given.

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Paediatrica Indonesiana
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Abbrev

paediatrica-indonesiana

Publisher

Ikatan Dokter Anak Indonesia

Subject

Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology

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Paediatrica Indonesiana is a medical journal devoted to the health, in a broad sense, affecting fetuses, infants, children, and adolescents, belonged to the Indonesian Pediatric Society. Its publications are directed to pediatricians and other medical practitioners or researchers at all levels of ...