Table 1 Nutritional status of infants with microcephaly at birth and 12–23 months attending the IFF/FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June–December, 2017
From: Infants with microcephaly due to ZIKA virus exposure: nutritional status and food practices
Variable | Category | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
At birth | |||
Weight-for-age z-score | < −2 | 13 | 20 |
≥ −2 and ≤ 2 | 52 | 80 | |
Height-for-age z-score | < −2 | 15 | 23.1 |
≥ −2 and ≤ 2 | 47 | 72.3 | |
> 2 | 3 | 4.6 | |
Head circumference-for-age z-score | < −3 | 40 | 61.5 |
≥ −3 | 25 | 38.5 | |
At the time of the nutritional consultation (12–23 months) | |||
Weight-for-age z-score | < −2 | 27 | 41.5 |
≥ −2 and ≤ 2 | 36 | 55.4 | |
> 2 | 1 | 1.5 | |
Height-for-age z-score | < −2 | 37 | 56.9 |
≥ −2 and ≤ 2 | 26 | 40 | |
> 2 | 1 | 1.5 | |
Body mass index-for-age z-score | < −2 | 16 | 24.6 |
≥ −2 and ≤ 2 | 44 | 67.7 | |
> 2 | 4 | 6.2 | |
Weight-for-height z-score | < −2 | 19 | 29.2 |
≥ −2 and ≤ 2 | 42 | 64.6 | |
> 2 | 3 | 4.6 | |
Head circumference-for-age z-score | < −3 | 57 | 87.7 |
≥ −3 | 8 | 12.3 | |