Peter Scalia, Danielle C Schubbe, Emily S Lu, Marie-Anne Durand, Jorge Frascara, Guillermina Noel, A James O'Malley, Glyn Elwyn
Comparing the impact of an icon array versus a bar graph on preference and understanding of risk information: Results from an online, randomized study
PloS one
malnutrition identified factor growth learning current study aimed determine nutritional status basic learning skills children choc colombia conducted crosssectional study 631 children aged 511 years two schools collecting anthropometric measurements nutritional quality surveys sociodemographic data neuropsychological batteries applied total 523 children evaluated average age 849 21 years results revealed 29 children underweight 04 severely underweight 48 diagnosed stunted growth addition 718 children unable draw human figure beerybuktenica visualmotor integration test vmi performance scores expected age groups 739 children battery differential general abilities badyg performance revealed limited verbal skills subsample 117 children anemia detected 128 cases iron deficiency present 444 cases global malnutrition associated impairments badyg performance 198 95 ci 107386 current results revealed learning performance expected level children age groups across applied tests although malnutrition could partially explain poor performance children tests learning abilities additional factors likely involved