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ANIGSTEIN, Carlos et al. Comparing argentinian reference with WHO standards for the anthropometric evaluation of children less than 5 year-old. Arch. argent. pediatr. [online]. 2008, vol.106, n.6, pp.505-509. ISSN 0325-0075.

Introduction. The new WHO growth standards, were the result of a multicenter growth reference study, performed on a sample of children with rigorous criteria of health, with families that had complied with the health recommendations that are made in the field of breastfeeding and not smoking. Objective. To compare the argentine references with the WHO standard for the anthropometric evaluation of a population of children under 5 years. Population. 474 children younger than 5 years old who attended the Municipal Health Centers during October 2004. Material and Methods. Children were weighed and measured with instruments and techniques standardized by SAP. The study design was observational, cross-sectional, descriptive. We used EPI6/ ANTCONV for Argentine reference and ANTRHRO 2005 for WHO standard T test for two samples, P (T < t) two tails, and Chi 2. Results. Total 474, 231 boys and 243 girls. Height/ age minor - 2 DS: argentine reference= 39 (8.2%) and WHO= 58 (12.2%), not significant. Weight/age minor -2DS: argentine reference= 24 (5.1%) and WHO= 10 (Chi 2 p = 0.014). Conclusions. WHO standards, from 12 months on, selected the largest number of children with short stature, and, regarding weight, it happened the opposite, they selected less children with low weight/age.

Palabras clave : References growth; Anthropometric measures; New WHO growth standards.

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