Parental IQ and cognitive development of malnourished Indonesian children

A cross-sectional study of children in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, was conducted to examine the relationship between malnutrition history, child IQ, school attendance, socioeconomic status, parental education and parental IQ. In unadjusted analyses, severely stunted children had significantly lower...

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Published in:European journal of clinical nutrition 2005-04, Vol.59 (4), p.618-620
Main Authors: Webb, K.E, Horton, N.J, Katz, D.L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
academic achievement
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
boys
Child
Child development
child nutrition
Child Nutrition Disorders - complications
Children
Children & youth
cognition
Cognition - physiology
Cognitive ability
cognitive development
Cross-Sectional Studies
Education
Educational Status
Female
girls
Growth Disorders - complications
growth retardation
Humans
Indonesia
Intelligence
Intelligence - physiology
intelligence quotient
Intelligence tests
Male
Malnutrition
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Other nutritional diseases (malnutrition, nutritional and vitamin deficiencies...)
Parent educational background
parents
Parents & parenting
Parents - education
School attendance
Social Class
Socioeconomic factors
socioeconomic status
Socioeconomics
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Summary:A cross-sectional study of children in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, was conducted to examine the relationship between malnutrition history, child IQ, school attendance, socioeconomic status, parental education and parental IQ. In unadjusted analyses, severely stunted children had significantly lower IQ scores than mild-moderately stunted children. This effect was significant when stunting, school attendance and parental education were included in multivariable models but was attenuated when parental IQ was included. Our research underscores the importance of accounting for parental IQ as a critical covariate when modeling the association between childhood stunting and IQ.
ISSN:0954-3007
1476-5640
DOI:10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602103