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1、Theimpactofsocioeconomicstatusongrowthduringinfancyversuspubertyinadevelopingcountry：AlyAElNofely,SaharAElMasry【摘要】Objective:Toexploretherelationshipbeticstatusfromonesideandphysicalgrotheotherside,ininfantsversusadolescentsinEgyptians.Methods:Threesamplespleof605

2、infantsaged6months+1pleof992infantsofage4～24months(465girlsand527boys).c)Asampleof1864childrenandadolescentsaged6～14yearsof(744girlsand1120boys).AllsamplesarefromBigCairoareaofbothurbanandrurallocalitiesandofvarioussocioeconomicstrata.Bodyeasuredandbodymassindex(BMI

3、)hadbeencalculatedforeverysubject.Assessmentoftheimpactofparentaleducationlevel,localityandnumberofsibs,ongropted.Results:a)Breastfedinfants(6months+1icstrataandinruralareasthanartificiallyfedinfants.Thepracticeofbreastfeedingoremonandlastedlongerinloicstratumthanin

4、middleandhighone.b)Asignificantpositiveassociationbetassindexofinfants(4～24months)andthesocioeconomicstatus(particularlyleveloffathereducationreflectingfamilyine)icfactorshadinsignificantinfluenceonBMIofschoolchildrenaged6～9years,butitshoicstrataasparedtothoseofloic

5、strata.d)Intheloicstatus,breastfeedingpensatesthedeleteriousinfluencesoftheenvironmentongroberofsiblings'sizeinparisontothoseofuneducatedparents.Alsochildrenofeducatedparentsaresignificantlymoreinnumberinurbanareasthaninruralareas,andviceversa.Theinterdependencebeti

6、cstatus;Nutritionalstatus;Infant;AdolescentINTRODUCTION　　Thehealthcondition,nutritionalstatusandphysicalgroicstatusinamunity.Thesocioeconomicstatusisatermdescribingaplexphenomenonpredictedbyabroadspectrumofvariables.Itisoftenconceptualizedasabinationoffinancial,educ

7、ationalandoccupationalinfluences[1,2].Theseinfluencesare,usually,interrelated;ithasbeenproposedthateachreflectsomeple,couldberecalledandrecorded,inthefeildicresources[3].　　Infancyisaperiodofspecialsignificancebeingthatofthemostrapidgroanpostnatallife.Thebrainongpopu

8、lations,inamount,ageoftakeoff,durationandageatpeakheightvelocity,dependingonnumerousfactorsoficenvironmentissignificant[5,6].Optimalfeedin