@article{fdi:010058232,
  title = {{C}hild patterns of growth delay and cognitive development in a {B}olivian mining city},
  author = {{R}uiz-{C}astell, {M}. and {C}arsin, {A}. {E}. and {B}arbieri, {F}. {L}. and {P}aco, {P}. and {G}ardon, {J}acques and {S}unyer, {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{O}bjectives: {T}his study aims to (1) follow up and characterize infant growth patterns during the first year of life in {B}olivia, and (2) determine whether there exists an association between weight gain and cognitive development in children living near contaminated mining industries. {M}ethods: {D}ata on 175 children participating to the {T}ox{B}ol ({T}oxicity in {B}olivia) birth cohort were analyzed. {R}apid-growth during the first 6 months was defined as a change in weight z-score > 0.67 while slow-growth was defined as a weight z-score change of < -0.67. {N}eurodevelopment was evaluated using the {B}ayley {S}cales of {I}nfant {D}evelopment at 10.512.5 months of age. {M}ixed models were used to examine the association between cognitive development and weight gain. {R}esults: {R}apid growers weighed less at birth ({P} < 0.01). {H}owever, they revealed a higher body mass index at 12 months of age (0.70 +/- 0.73, {P} < 0.01). {A}fter adjustment for confounding, rapid growth was not associated with cognitive development (coef = 0.49, 95% confidence interval = -4.10, 5.08). {C}onclusions: {I}n this {B}olivian cohort, children born smaller were more likely to grow/develop faster and attain greater weight and length. {T}heir cognitive development was not affected by their growth patterns. {A}m. {J}. {H}um. {B}iol., 2013.},
  keywords = {{BOLIVIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}merican {J}ournal of {H}uman {B}iology},
  volume = {25},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {94--100},
  ISSN = {1042-0533},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1002/ajhb.22346},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010058232},
}