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KMID : 0351619780190020237
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Kyungpook Medical Journal
1978 Volume.19 No. 2 p.237 ~ p.250
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A Study on the Growth and Development of Infant Participated in 1978 Kyungpook Well-Baby Contest
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Abstract
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Authors have conducted a study on 222 infants (boy 174, girl 48), participated in Kyungpook regional well baby contest, held in April 1978.
After throughful investigation of the several important parameters including their physical development (body weight, length, chest and head circumference), nutritional status (Kaup Index, serum protein, hemoglobin and signs of the vitamin D deficiency), the feeding history and comparing this with data obtained from last 2 years, the following results were obtained.
Comparing their body weight, length, chest and head circumference with Korean Children´s Growth Standard (K.S.) and Japanese Children´s Growth Standard (J.S.), their body weight were superior to those of K.S. (1.8∼4.34kg) and J.S. (1.44∼3.14kg), their body length superior to those of K.S. (2.52∼6.31cm) and J.S. (2.17∼3.72cm), but there were no difference between this data and those obtained from last 2 years.
The arm circumference were superior to those of Hong (1.15∼l.84cm), and no difference was found between are and sex.
The total mean serum proteins were 7.63 gm% in boy and 7.80gm% in girl.
The Kaup index was above 20 in 19.6% of male infant and 18.8% of female infant, and none below 15.
Mixed feeding was the most common form of the infant feeding, comprising 44.6%, followed by breast feeding in 28.8% and bottle feeding in 26.6%.
About one eighth (male infants : 12.6%, female infants: 14.7%) of the infants showed anemia, using the criteria of anemia as being hemoglobin less than 10.5gm%. The highest incidence was seen in breast-fed infants (22.7%), followed by bottle-fed infants (15.3%) and mixed-fed infants(10.2%)
In about one fourth of the infants (26.6%), there were signs of the vitamin D deficiency including Harrison´s groove, rachitic rosary, pigeon chest etc., and the prevalence rate among the breast-fed infants was somewhat higher than mixed and bottle-fed infants was somewhat higher than mixed and bottle-fed groups.
In 28.4% of the infants supplemental vitamin D was given and 44.1% of the infants was given iron as supplement.
The conclusion arrived from these results indicated that though infant´s growth and nutritional status have been improved as seen by yearly comparison, there are still many area like anemia and vitamin D deficiency, which should be combated by vigorous efforts from pediatrician and other participating health personel.
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