Growth of adolescents in Mali (West Africa)

This report describes the growth curve during adolescence in the rural area of Mali (West Africa). The authors measured the height, weight, and arm circumference in a sample of 1255 subjects over 14 years and below 20 years of age during a 2-year cross-sectional study (1984-1985). The comparison of the trend of these criteria with French data suggests that Malian adolescents present a different growth curve to those observed in industralized countries.