Relationship between anthropometric indicators and cognitive performance in Southeast Asian school-aged children

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 110, Issue SUPPL.3, 2013, Pages

  Sandjaja, S ^a   Poh, Bee Koon ^b   Rojroonwasinkul, Nipa ^c   Le Nyugen, Bao Khanh ^d   Budiman, Basuki ^a   Ng, Lai Oon ^b   Soonthorndhada, Kusol ^c   Xuyen, Hoang Thi ^d   Deurenberg, Paul ^e   Parikh, Panam ^f  

^a Persatuan Ahli Gizi Indonesia (PERSAGI)   (Indonesia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d Hanoi Regional Animal Health Center   (Viet Nam)

^e Nutrition Consultant ^*  (Malaysia)

^f FRIESLANDCAMPINA   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

BMI for age z scores; Height for age z scores; Non verbal intelligence quotient; School aged children; Southeast Asia; Weight for age z scores

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY MASS INDEX FOR AGE Z SCORE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEIGHT FOR AGE Z SCORE; HUMAN; INDONESIA; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; STUNTING; THAILAND; UNDERWEIGHT; VIET NAM; WEIGHT FOR AGE Z SCORE;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INDONESIA; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RURAL POPULATION; STUDENTS; THAILAND; THINNESS; URBAN POPULATION; VIETNAM;

EID: 84884263780     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114513002079     Document Type: Article

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