START_Children_UrbanIndia_24months
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Population
START - Children Urban India
The population is composed of babies of South Asian origin, born in urban India in Karnataka State between 2011 and 2013.
Data Collection Event
START - Children Urban India - 24 months
Information on the child morbidity, medications, immunizations and hospitalizations was recorded. Information on feeding practices (initiation of breast feeding, exclusivity of breast feeding, duration of breast feeding, prelacteals and introduction of complementary foods) was collected.
Child temperament was assessed.
Length, weight, ponderal index, skinfold thickness, head, chest and mid upper arm circumference, crown-heel length as well as blood pressure were measured. Body fat was assessed using bioelectrical impedance analysis.
A blood sample was collected.