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[Intellectual development and somatic growth in students suffering from malnutrition early in life]
Study Objective:
To evaluate the Intellectual Quotient (IQ) and the somatic growth of school children which were malnourished in early life.
Design:
Ex-post-factum study of growth and IQ achievements, in children previously affected by malnutrition.
Setting:
To get early indicators of growth and development handicaps in school age children, for stimulation programs after the disease.
Patients:
Twenty eight school children, affected by malnutrition during the first two years of life, were selected from a Rehabilitation Center.
Intervention:
The height and the IQ (WISC) of the children, were measured. Beside that, the following data were obtained from the records: the age, height, weight and developmental quotient (Gesell) during the malnutrition, the time spent in the treatment, and the body weight/height ratio at recovery and at the time of the study.
Measurements And Main Results:
In 20 of the children, the height was below the 10th percentile; 12 of them were below the 3d percentile. Only 8 had IQ's from 90 to 110; in 10 children the IQ was below 80. There was a positive correlation (p = 0.05) among the height/weight ratio at rehabilitation and at the moment of the study. The IQ, related to the variables studied, was not statistical significant (p less than or equal to 0.05).