São Tomé Birth Cohort
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 (participants)
Age at first data collection
Birth (participants)
Participant year of birth
2013 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2013
Primary Institutions
Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (NMS-UNL)
University of Lisbon (Universidade de Lisboa)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Foundation for Science and Technology (Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Census data
- Healthcare data
Engagement
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