Publications by authors named "Ramya Padmanabha"
Article Synopsis
- The study examined how Indian small for gestational age (SGA) infants grow compared to those appropriate for gestational age (AGA) during their first year.
- A total of 206 healthy term infants (52 SGA and 154 AGA) were tracked from birth to one year, with various measurements taken at specific intervals to analyze growth patterns.
- Results showed that SGA infants consistently had lower weight and length measurements than AGA infants, but growth velocities were similar, with SGA infants showing higher weight velocity at certain ages.
Background/objectives: Two compartment (2 C) models of body composition, including Air Displacement Plethysmography (ADP) and Deuterium Dilution (DD), assume constant composition of fat-free mass (FFM), while 3-compartment (3 C) model overcomes some of these assumptions; studies are limited in infants. The objective of the present study is to compare 3 C estimates of body composition in 6-mo. old infants from Australia, India, and South Africa, including FFM density and hydration, compare with published literature and to evaluate agreement of body composition estimates from ADP and DD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Small for gestational age (SGA) neonates are prone to growth deficits in early life, which may be associated with later life metabolic abnormalities.
Objectives: To compare anthropometry and body composition using air-displacement plethysmography (ADP) in term SGA and appropriate for gestational age (AGA) neonates, and assess if sexual dimorphism existed in estimates of body composition.
Study Design: Cross-sectional analytical study.