Growth and Body Composition of Uninfected Children Exposed to Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Comparison with a Contemporary Cohort and United States National Standards

• Published in: The Journal of pediatrics Vol. 163; no. 1; pp. 249 - 254.e2
• Main Authors: Neri, Daniela, MS, Somarriba, Gabriel A., DPT, Schaefer, Natasha N., MS, MPhil, Chaparro, Aida I., MD, Scott, Gwendolyn B., MD, Lopez Mitnik, Gabriela, MS, Ludwig, David A., PhD, Miller, Tracie L., MD, SM
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Mosby, Inc 01.07.2013
• Subjects: African Americans; arm circumference; Body Composition; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Child Development; children; Female; Growth; head; HIV Infections; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; observational studies; Pediatrics; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; Reference Values; subcutaneous fat; United States; United States; SES; CDC; Socioeconomic status; LAZ; ARV; Weight-for-age z-score; Centers for Disease Control; Mid-upper arm circumference; Skinfold thickness; Body mass index; WAZ; Head circumference-for-age z-score; Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors; Weight-for-length z-score; NRTI; BMI; SFT; WLZ; Antiretroviral; ZDV; MAC; NHANES; National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; Zidovudine; HCZ; Length-for-age z-score

Objective To compare growth and body composition of uninfected children exposed to HIV with a contemporary HIV-unexposed group and to US references. Study design Uninfected children exposed to HIV under 2 years were enrolled into a longitudinal observational study and unexposed children under 2 year...