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Requesting fot more methodology on child anthropometric data [message #2284] Tue, 03 June 2014 01:37 Go to next message
anilgvdbm is currently offline  anilgvdbm
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Dear Forum,
I am Anilkumar From Hyderabad, India presently i am working on the NFHS data on child anthopometric data i am looking for the variables like weight-for-age, height-for-age height-for-weight variables but i really not understanding which method you used for calculations and formulas you have used. I request everyone please share the documentation or SAS codes for this. Because i need to apply same method to my own research data.

Please help in this.

Thanks in Advance


Kind Regards,
Anil


Anil
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Re: Requesting fot more methodology on child anthropometric data [message #2354 is a reply to message #2284] Sat, 07 June 2014 20:45 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Reduced-For(u)m
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There are two standardizations.

The newer standards, included in recent rounds:
http://www.who.int/childgrowth/en/

A background explaining the recent change in standards:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5909a1.htm

Packages for calculating both in SAS:
http://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/computer_programs.htm

Re: Requesting fot more methodology on child anthropometric data [message #2396 is a reply to message #2354] Fri, 13 June 2014 00:03 Go to previous message
Liz-DHS
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Dear Reduced-For(u)m,
Thank you again for your participation in this forum. It's very much appreciated.

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