@article{fdi:010075528,
  title = {{S}tunting, wasting and breast-feeding as correlates of body composition in {C}ambodian children at 6 and 15 months of age},
  author = {{S}kau, {J}. {K}. {H}. and {G}renov, {B}. and {C}hamnan, {C}. and {C}hea, {M}. and {W}icringa, {F}. {T}. and {D}ijkhuizen, {M}. {A}. and {R}itz, {C}. and {W}ells, {J}. {C}. and {B}erger, {J}acques and {F}ilteau, {S}. and {R}oos, {N}. and {M}ichaelsen, {K}. {F}. and {F}riis, {H}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he study aimed at assessing stunting, wasting and breast-feeding as correlates of body composition in {C}ambodian children. {A}s part of a nutrition trial ({ISRCTN}19918531), fat mass ({FM}) and fat-free mass ({FFM}) were measured using {H}-2 dilution at 6 and 15 months of age. {O}f 419 infants enrolled, 98 % were breastfed, 15 % stunted and 4 % wasted at 6 months. {A}t 15 months, 78 % were breastfed, 24 % stunted and 11 % wasted. {T}hose not breastfed had lower {FMI} at 6 months but not at 15 months. {S}tunted children had lower {FM} at 6 months and lower {FFM} at 6 and 15 months compared with children with length-for-age z >= 0. {S}tunting was not associated with height-adjusted indexes fat mass index ({FMI}) or fat-free mass index ({FFMI}). {W}asted children had lower {FM}, {FFM}, {FMI} and {FFMI} at 6 and 15 months compared with children with weight-for-length z ({WLZ}) >= 0. {G}enerally, {FFM} and {FFMI} deficits increased with age, whereas {FM} and {FMI} deficits decreased, reflecting interactions between age and {WLZ}. {F}or example, the {FFM} deficits were -0 center dot 99 (95 % {CI} -1 center dot 26, -0 center dot 72) kg at 6 months and -1 center dot 44 (95 % {CI} -1 center dot 69; -1 center dot 19) kg at 15 months (interaction, {P}<0 center dot 05), while the {FMI} deficits were -2 center dot 12 (95 % {CI} -2 center dot 53, -1 center dot 72) kg/m(2) at 6 months and -1 center dot 32 (95 % {CI} -1 center dot 77, -0 center dot 87) kg/m(2) at 15 months (interaction, {P}<0 center dot 05). {T}his indicates that undernourished children preserve body fat at the detriment of fat-free tissue, which may have long-term consequences for health and working capacity.},
  keywords = {{B}ody composition ; {F}at-free mass ; {F}at mass ; {I}nfancy ; {C}hildhood ; {S}tunting ; {W}asting ; {CAMBODGE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}ritish {J}ournal of {N}utrition},
  volume = {121},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {688--698},
  ISSN = {0007-1145},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.1017/s0007114518003884},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010075528},
}