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Association of Low Birth Weight with the Risk of Childhood Stunting in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Vats, Harsh; Walia, Gagandeep Kaur; Saxena, Ruchi; Sachdeva, Mohinder Pal; Gupta, Vipin.
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  • Vats H; Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
  • Walia GK; Public Health Foundation of India, Delhi, India.
  • Saxena R; Department of Obstertics and Gynaecology, Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner, India.
  • Sachdeva MP; Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
  • Gupta V; Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
Neonatology ; 121(2): 244-257, 2024.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38198767
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Stunting is an important predictor of growth and development of children under 5 years of age, and it remains the significant problem in LMIC. However, LBW emerges as risk factor, but its association with LMIC needs attention.

OBJECTIVE:

This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate the association of low birth weight with the risk of childhood stunting among the age group of 0-5 years in LMICs.

METHODS:

PubMed, Google Scholar, MEDLINE, Embase, and Web of Science databases were searched from January 1, 2010 untill December 20, 2021. Cross-sectional, cohort, and case-control study designs were included in the meta-analyses. The pooled odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval was reported considering the random-effects and the quality-effects models. The subgroup analysis and meta-regression were conducted for study design, geographical location, and sample size.

RESULTS:

Low birth weight was associated with >2-fold increased risk of childhood stunting (pooled OR 2.32; 95% CI, 2.05-2.62). Asian studies have shown relatively higher risk than African studies in stratified analyses. The cohort studies predicted a higher risk of childhood stunting, followed by case-control and cross-sectional study designs, and the sample size stratification showed that studies with sample size <1,000 predicted much higher risk than relatively to the studies with sample size >1,000. The meta-regression was performed in all three subgroups, but none of the models appeared significant.

CONCLUSION:

This meta-analysis confirmed the association of low birth weight with the higher risk of childhood stunting among the 0-5 years' age group and suggests a moderately higher risk in Asia as compared to Africa.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Recién Nacido de Bajo Peso / Países en Desarrollo / Trastornos del Crecimiento Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies / Systematic_reviews Límite: Child, preschool / Humans / Infant / Newborn Idioma: En Revista: Neonatology Asunto de la revista: PERINATOLOGIA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: India Pais de publicación: Suiza
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Recién Nacido de Bajo Peso / Países en Desarrollo / Trastornos del Crecimiento Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies / Systematic_reviews Límite: Child, preschool / Humans / Infant / Newborn Idioma: En Revista: Neonatology Asunto de la revista: PERINATOLOGIA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: India Pais de publicación: Suiza