Sample details

This birth cohort study compared the infant growth curve estimates in São Tomé Island to the World Health Organization (WHO) growth standards. Four hundred and seventy-five full-term singletons appropriate for gestational-age infants were enrolled and followed up until 24 months of age. Weight for age, length for age, weight for length, body mass index for age, head circumference for age, weight velocity, and length velocity curves were estimated and compared to the WHO standards. Consecutive singleton full-term (37 weeks of gestation and over) appropriate-for-gestational-age neonates were included in the birth cohort.

Study design

Cohort - birth

Number of participants at first data collection

475

Age at first data collection

Birth

Participant year of birth

2013

Participant sex

MF

Representative sample

No

Sample features

Newborns, infants and babiesChildren and young people

Dataset details

Country

Sao Tome and Principe

Year of first data collection

2013

Primary institutions

Universidade Nova de Lisboa (NMS-UNL)

Links

Primary URL

Profile paper DOI

https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16101693

Funders

Foundation for Science and Technology (Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia)

Ongoing?

No

Data types collected

None