Neonatal malnutrition diagnoses align differently with body composition outcomes: a retrospective cohort analysis evaluating three different growth standards | Synapse
March 3, 2026Open Access
Neonatal malnutrition diagnoses align differently with body composition outcomes: a retrospective cohort analysis evaluating three different growth standards
Key Points
Fenton growth chart categorizes infants with low FFM as malnourished more often than other standards.
This finding highlights the variability in diagnosing neonatal malnutrition across growth charts.
Analysis across multiple growth standards provides insight into body composition outcomes in infants.
Variability in malnutrition diagnoses may impact clinical practices and intervention strategies.
Abstract
Fenton growth chart is more likely than Olsen or INTERGROWTH to categorize infants with low FFM as having malnutrition.