@article{fdi:010079813,
  title = {{C}omparison of growth models to describe growth from birth to 6 years in a {B}eninese cohort of children with repeated measurements},
  author = {{A}hmadi, {S}. and {B}odeau-{L}ivinec, {F}. and {Z}oumenou, {R}. and {G}arcia, {A}ndr{\'e} and {C}ourtin, {D}avid and {A}lao, {J}. and {F}ievet, {N}adine and {C}ot, {M}ichel and {M}assougbodji, {A}. and {B}otton, {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{O}bjective {T}o select a growth model that best describes individual growth trajectories of children and to present some growth characteristics of this population. {S}ettings {P}articipants were selected from a prospective cohort conducted in three health centres ({A}llada, {S}ekou and {A}ttogon) in a semirural region of {B}enin, sub-{S}aharan {A}frica. {P}articipants {C}hildren aged 0 to 6 years were recruited in a cohort study with at least two valid height and weight measurements included (n=961). {P}rimary and secondary outcome measures {T}his study compared the goodness-of-fit of three structural growth models ({J}enss-{B}ayley, {R}eed and a newly adapted version of the {G}ompertz growth model) on longitudinal weight and height growth data of boys and girls. {T}he goodness-of-fit of the models was assessed using residual distribution over age and compared with the {A}kaike {I}nformation {C}riterion ({AIC}) and {B}ayesian {I}nformation {C}riterion ({BIC}). {T}he best-fitting model allowed estimating mean weight and height growth trajectories, individual growth and growth velocities. {U}nderweight, stunting and wasting were also estimated at age 6 years. {R}esults {T}he three models were able to fit well both weight and height data. {T}he {J}enss-{B}ayley model presented the best fit for weight and height, both in boys and girls. {M}ean height growth trajectories were identical in shape and direction for boys and girls while the mean weight growth curve of girls fell slightly below the curve of boys after neonatal life. {F}inally, 35%, 27.7% and 8% of boys; and 34%, 38.4% and 4% of girls were estimated to be underweight, wasted and stunted at age 6 years, respectively. {C}onclusion {T}he growth parameters of the best-fitting {J}enss-{B}ayley model can be used to describe growth trajectories and study their determinants.},
  keywords = {statistics & research methods ; {E}pidemiology ; paediatrics ; public health ; {BENIN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{BMJ} {O}pen},
  volume = {10},
  numero = {9},
  pages = {e035785 [9 ]},
  ISSN = {2044-6055},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035785},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010079813},
}