CDC Growth Charts PowerPoint Presentation

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Speaker Notes

A study by Mei et al., illustrates the effect of environmental factors on growth. This graph shows the trend of the prevalence of low height-for-age or stunting of recently immigrated refugee children from Southeast Asia to the United States in the early 1980s (yellow line) compared to white children (red line) living in the United States. By the 1990s, the prevalence of low height-for-age had declined among Asian children and height-for-age was almost identical to that of white children in the United States. Changing socioeconomic status often is associated with improved growth.

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Slide Text

Age Adjusted Prevalence of Low Height-for-Age by Ethnic Groups, Children Aged 0 to 5 Years¹

Image: A line graph is displayed.  This graph illustrates the age adjusted prevalence of low height-for-age by ethnic groups in children aged 0 to 5 years described in the speaker notes above.

¹Mei, Yip and Trowbridge, Asia Pacific J Clin Nutr 1998; 7(2): 111–116

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