Ponderal Index: An Important Anthropometric Indicator for Physical Growth

Mohajan, Devajit (2023): Ponderal Index: An Important Anthropometric Indicator for Physical Growth. Published in: Journal of Innovations in Medical Research , Vol. 2, No. 6 (14 June 2023): pp. 15-19.

Abstract

The Ponderal Index (PI) is an essential measure to study physical growth of fetus, infants, newborn babies, adolescents, and adults. Lower PI is found among the malnourish infants and newborn babies and higher in obese ones. PI is also applied in maternity treatment to detect impaired fetal growth. Neonatal PI is essential to identify the effects of gestation age, sex, and maternal parity. In this study aspects of Ponderal Index (PI) are discussed to increase the measurement area for the reduction of risk factors of the infants and children morbidity and mortality.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Ponderal index, malnutrition, fetal growth, infants, newborn babies
• Subjects: A - General Economics and Teaching > A1 - General Economics; A - General Economics and Teaching > A1 - General Economics > A14 - Sociology of Economics; C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C2 - Single Equation Models ; Single Variables; C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C2 - Single Equation Models ; Single Variables > C21 - Cross-Sectional Models ; Spatial Models ; Treatment Effect Models ; Quantile Regressions; C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C5 - Econometric Modeling > C51 - Model Construction and Estimation; C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C5 - Econometric Modeling > C52 - Model Evaluation, Validation, and Selection; C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C5 - Econometric Modeling > C53 - Forecasting and Prediction Methods ; Simulation Methods; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I1 - Health; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I1 - Health > I12 - Health Behavior; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I1 - Health > I15 - Health and Economic Development; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty > I31 - General Welfare, Well-Being

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