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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Assessment of nutritional status in the Amazigh children of Amizmiz (Azgour Valley, High Atlas and Morocco)
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, Volume 55, No. 6, Article fmp032, Year 2009
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The Berbers of the High Atlas (Amazigh) live in very severe socio-economic and climatic conditions, which expose children to the risk of malnutrition. In this study we used anthropometry and bioelectrical impedance analysis for the assessment of nutritional status. Height, weight and bioelectrical parameters were taken on 71 children (28 boys and 43 girls). Height and BMI were standardized using the 2007 WHO reference. The results show that 36.6% of the children were classified as stunted and 8.5% as wasted. Based on the Bioelectrical Impedance Vector Analysis, children from the High Atlas had an adequate body cell mass, but a high risk of dehydration (42.3%). © The Author [2009]. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Buffa, Roberto
Italy, Cagliari
Università Degli Studi Di Cagliari
Baali, Abdellatif
Morocco, Marakech
Université Cadi Ayyad
Lahmam, Abdelaziz
Morocco, Marakech
Université Cadi Ayyad
Amor, Hakima
Morocco, Marakech
Université Cadi Ayyad
Zouini, Mariam
Morocco, Marakech
Université Cadi Ayyad
Floris, Giovanni
Italy, Cagliari
Università Degli Studi Di Cagliari
Racugno, Walter
Italy, Cagliari
Università Degli Studi Di Cagliari
Dominguez-Bello, Maria Gloria
Puerto Rico, San Juan
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Marini, Elisabetta
Morocco, Marakech
Université Cadi Ayyad
Statistics
Citations: 9
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/tropej/fmp032
ISSN:
01426338
e-ISSN:
14653664
Research Areas
Environmental
Food Security
Maternal And Child Health
Study Locations
Morocco
Participants Gender
Male
Female