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Health status and nutritional development of adopted Ethiopian children living in southern Spain: A prospective cohort study
dc.contributor.author | Hernández Morante, Juan José | |
dc.contributor.author | Piernas, Carmen | |
dc.contributor.author | Pardo Caballero, Antonio | |
dc.contributor.author | Fernández Abellán, María José | |
dc.contributor.author | Morales Moreno, Isabel | |
dc.contributor.author | Guillén Martínez, Daniel | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-02-12T14:16:40Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-02-12T14:16:40Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-10-11 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1873-1244 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10952/7342 | |
dc.description.abstract | ABSTRACT Objective:Thefirst aim of this study was to evaluate the health status and anthropometrical development of adopted children from Ethiopia living in southern Spain. A second aim was to evaluate the association between these parameters and adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern. Methods:The study sample included 53 adopted children from Ethiopia and a matched sample of 54 native-born children. A physical examination of the children, including height and weight, was conducted in Ethio-pia at the time of entry into the adoption process. Height and weight were re-measured at thefirst day of adoption and 6, 12, and 24 mo after adoption. After 2 y of follow-up, another physical examination was per-formed, including the KIDMED test, to measure adherence to the Mediterranean diet. Results:Skin and digestive conditions were the most prevalent disorders in Ethiopian children before adop-tion and at the end of follow-up. Baseline anthropometric characteristics indicated a low wasting prevalence (7.5%); however, stunted growth was more prevalent (35.8%). After 6 mo, the weight-for-age of Ethiopian children was restored (change from baselineP<0.001), and not significantly different from the Spanish chil-dren at 1-y after adoption. Height-for-age also increased from baseline (P<0.001. A higher KIDMED score was associated with increased weight-for-age (r= 0.279;P= 0.045) and height-for-age (r= 0.385;P= 0.004). Conclusions:This prospective study of adopted Ethiopian children confirmed a rapid growth development that occurred from the beginning of the adoption process and continued after the 2-y of follow-up. A higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet was associated with better growth development, which reinforces the importance of a balanced and adequate diet in growing children. | es |
dc.language.iso | en | es |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | * |
dc.subject | Health status | es |
dc.subject | Adopted children | es |
dc.subject | Ethiopia | es |
dc.subject | Growth | es |
dc.subject | Mediterranean diet | es |
dc.subject | KIDMED | es |
dc.title | Health status and nutritional development of adopted Ethiopian children living in southern Spain: A prospective cohort study | es |
dc.type | article | es |
dc.rights.accessRights | openAccess | es |
dc.journal.title | Nutrition | es |
dc.volume.number | 71 | es |
dc.issue.number | 2019 | es |
dc.description.discipline | Enfermería | es |
dc.description.discipline | Medicina | es |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.nut.2019.110611 | es |