2024
Dehydration and Suboptimal Sleep Aggravate Early Renal Impairment in Children: Longitudinal Findings from the PROC Study
Li M, Xiao H, Amaerjiang N, Thapa B, Shu W, Asihaer Y, Guan M, Vermund S, Zou Z, Huang D, Hu Y. Dehydration and Suboptimal Sleep Aggravate Early Renal Impairment in Children: Longitudinal Findings from the PROC Study. Nutrients 2024, 16: 3472. PMID: 39458467, PMCID: PMC11510355, DOI: 10.3390/nu16203472.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient renal impairmentRenal impairmentSystolic blood pressure z-scoreBody mass index z-scoreLong sleepBlood pressure z-scoreZ-scoreEarly renal impairmentOptimal sleepAssessment of sleep durationHealthy primary school childrenShort sleepMediterranean diet adherenceHydration statusAssociation of sleep durationSleep durationKidney healthMixed-effects modelsLinear mixed-effects modelsAssess longitudinal associationsMicroalbumin excretionGlomerular impairmentCohort studyDiet adherenceScreen timeBody composition trajectories during childhood predict skeletal maturation at puberty: A longitudinal study
Shu W, Li M, Vermund S, Li H, Hu Y. Body composition trajectories during childhood predict skeletal maturation at puberty: A longitudinal study. Heliyon 2024, 10: e36381. PMID: 39253277, PMCID: PMC11381823, DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvanced bone ageBMI z-scoreFMI Z-scoreBone ageZ-scoreFat-free mass index Z scoreFat mass index z-scoreBody mass index z-scoreHigher BMI z-scoreBody composition trajectoriesBody composition measurementsBody composition indicatorsPediatric cohortLinear bone growthNutritional statusPrimary school childrenSkeletal maturityBMIFFMIPubertyAgeBone growthSchool childrenComposite measureLongitudinal study
2015
Determinants of undernutrition among children aged 6 to 59 months in rural Zambézia Province, Mozambique: results of two population-based serial cross-sectional surveys
Rose ES, Blevins M, González-Calvo L, Ndatimana E, Green AF, Lopez M, Olupona O, Vermund SH, Moon TD, For the Ogumaniha-SCIP Zambézia Consortium. Determinants of undernutrition among children aged 6 to 59 months in rural Zambézia Province, Mozambique: results of two population-based serial cross-sectional surveys. BMC Nutrition 2015, 1: 41. PMID: 27182448, PMCID: PMC4864006, DOI: 10.1186/s40795-015-0039-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAge z-scoreCross-sectional surveyZ-scoreZambézia ProvincePopulation-based cross-sectional surveyRural Zambézia ProvinceSerial cross-sectional surveysHeight z-scoreOdds of stuntingAge 6 monthsPrevalence of stuntingAge 5 yearsDeterminants of undernutritionDietary diversity scoreNon-linear associationLower oddsAnthropometric measurementsGreater oddsHousehold food insecurityMultidimensional interventionsSTATA 13.1UndernutritionLogistic regressionUnderweightConclusionsA combination