| Sensitivity and Specificity of Visual Clinical Assessment as Compared to WHO 2006 Standard and NCHS 1977 Reference in Measuring the Growth Status of Malaysian Infants. | |
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PMID: 22331687 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Objective: To study the validity of the visual clinical assessment of weight relative to length and length relative to age as compared to the World Health Organization (WHO) 2006 standard and National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) 1977 reference in asssessing the physical growth of children younger than 1 year. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A prospective cohort study was carried out among 684 infants attending goverment health clinics in 2 states in Malaysia. Body weight, length, and clinical assessment were measured on the same day for 9 visits, scheduled every month until 6 months of age and every 2 months until 12 months of age. All of the 3 z-scores for weight for age (WAZ), length for age (HAZ), and weight for length (WHZ) were calculated using WHO Anthro for Personal Computers software. Results: The average sensitivity and specificity for the visual clinical assessment for the detection of thinness were higher using the WHO 2006 standard as compared with using NCHS 1977. However, the overall sensitivity of the visual clinical assessment for the detection of thin and lean children was lower from 1 month of age until a year as compared with the WHO 2006 standard and NCHS 1977 reference. The positive predictive value (PPV) for the visual clinical assessment versus the WHO 2006 standard was almost doubled as compared with the PPV of visual clinical assessment versus the NCHS 1977 reference. The overall average sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and negative predictive value for the detection of stunting was higher for visual clinical assessment versus the WHO 2006 standard as compared with visual clinical assessment versus the NCHS 1977 reference. CONCLUSION: The sensitivity and specificity of visual clinical assessment for the detection of wasting and stunting among infants are better for the WHO 2006 standard than the NCHS 1977 reference. |
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Rusidah Selamat; Fuziah Zain; Junidah Raib; Rosini Zakaria; Mohd Shaffari Marzuki; Taziah Fatimah Ibrahim |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of the American College of Nutrition Volume: 30 ISSN: 1541-1087 ISO Abbreviation: J Am Coll Nutr Publication Date: 2011 Dec |
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Created Date: 2012-02-14 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8215879 Medline TA: J Am Coll Nutr Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 522-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Nutrition Research Division, Institute for Public Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Jalan Bangsar, 50590 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA. rusidah.s@iku.moh.gov.my, rusidah04@yahoo.com. |
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