Table 2.
Change in HAZ, HAD and height from baseline (children around 8 months of age) to follow-up (around 58 months of age) and expected velocity in height in the Young Lives 4 country cohort study by catch-up growth (using the z-score criterion)
| Ethiopia | India | Peru | Vietnam | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All children | n | 520 | 240 | 393 | 332 | |
| Change from baseline to follow-up | ||||||
| HAZ | -0.40 | -0.61 | -0.66 | -0.62 | ||
| HAD (cm) | -4.1 | -5.2 | -6.1 | -4.8 | ||
| Velocity in heighta | ||||||
| Observed (cm) | 34.8 | 35.1 | 32.2 | 34.4 | ||
| Expected (cm) | 38.9 | 40.3 | 38.3 | 39.1 | ||
| By catch-up according to z-score criterion | No | n | 324 | 167 | 308 | 267 |
| Change from baseline to follow-up | ||||||
| HAZ | -1.27 | -1.2 | -1.01 | -0.92 | ||
| HAD (cm) | -6.3 | -6.9 | -7.3 | -5.8 | ||
| Velocity in heighta | ||||||
| Observed (cm) | 32.6 | 33.7 | 31.1 | 33.7 | ||
| Expected (cm) | 38.9 | 40.6 | 38.3 | 39.4 | ||
| Yes | n | 196 | 73 | 85 | 65 | |
| Change from baseline to follow-up | ||||||
| HAZ | 1.03 | 0.75 | 0.61 | 0.61 | ||
| HAD (cm) | -0.5 | -1.5 | -1.7 | -0.5 | ||
| Velocity in heighta | ||||||
| Observed (cm) | 38.4 | 38.3 | 36.4 | 37.4 | ||
| Expected (cm) | 38.9 | 39.8 | 38.1 | 37.9 |
aThe observed velocity in height is the mean change in height between baseline and follow-up. The expected velocity is the expected change in height using the WHO 2006 growth standards