Deborah P. Waber|Cyralene P. Bryce|J Girard|Miriam L. Zichlin|Garrett M. Fitzmaurice|Janina R. Galler
Impaired IQ and academic skills in adults who experienced moderate to severe infantile malnutrition: A 40-year study
Boston Children's Hospital|Harvard University|Barbados Community College|Boston Children's Museum|Boston Children's Hospital|Judge Baker Children's Center|McLean Hospital|Judge Baker Children's Center|Harvard University
evaluate iq academic skills adults experienced episode moderatetosevere infantile malnutrition healthy control group followed since childhood barbados nutrition studyiq academic skills assessed 77 previously malnourished adults mean age 384 years 53 male 59 controls mean age 381 years 54 male group comparisons carried multiple regression logistic regression adjusted childhood socioeconomic factorsthe previously malnourished group showed substantial deficits outcomes relative healthy controls p 00001 iq scores intellectual disability range 70 nine times prevalent previously malnourished group odds ratio 918 95 confidence interval 3502413 group differences iq approximately one standard deviation stable adolescence midlifemoderatetosevere malnutrition infancy associated significantly elevated incidence impaired iq adulthood even physical growth completely rehabilitated episode malnutrition first year life carries risk significant lifelong functional morbidity