Skip to main content

Main menu

  • HOME
  • ARTICLES
    • Current Issue
    • Ahead of Print
    • Archives
    • Abstracts In Press
    • Special Issue Archive
    • Subject Collections
  • INFO FOR
    • Authors
    • Reviewers
    • Call For Papers
    • Subscribers
    • Advertisers
  • SUBMIT
    • Manuscript
    • Peer Review
  • ABOUT
    • The JABFM
    • The Editing Fellowship
    • Editorial Board
    • Indexing
    • Editors' Blog
  • CLASSIFIEDS
  • Other Publications
    • abfm

User menu

Search

  • Advanced search
American Board of Family Medicine
  • Other Publications
    • abfm
American Board of Family Medicine

American Board of Family Medicine

Advanced Search

  • HOME
  • ARTICLES
    • Current Issue
    • Ahead of Print
    • Archives
    • Abstracts In Press
    • Special Issue Archive
    • Subject Collections
  • INFO FOR
    • Authors
    • Reviewers
    • Call For Papers
    • Subscribers
    • Advertisers
  • SUBMIT
    • Manuscript
    • Peer Review
  • ABOUT
    • The JABFM
    • The Editing Fellowship
    • Editorial Board
    • Indexing
    • Editors' Blog
  • CLASSIFIEDS
  • JABFM on Bluesky
  • JABFM On Facebook
  • JABFM On Twitter
  • JABFM On YouTube
Research ArticleOriginal Article

Growth Patterns of First-Generation Southeast Asian Americans From Birth to 5 Years of Age

Ani E. Hyslop, Amos S. Deinard, Elizabeth Dahlberg-Luby and John H. Himes
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice September 1996, 9 (5) 328-335; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.9.5.328
Ani E. Hyslop
MD
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Amos S. Deinard
MD, MPH
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Elizabeth Dahlberg-Luby
MS
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
John H. Himes
PhD, MPH
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • Article
  • References
  • Info & Metrics
  • PDF
Loading

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study was to compare patterns of growth (height, weight, occipitofrontal circumference) of Hmong, Lao, and white children conceived and born in the United States.

Methods: The study design involved a retrospective review of longitudinal cohorts from clinic records. Participants included 146 white, 112 Hmong, and 49 Lao children on whom data were collected from birth to 5 years of age. All were patients of a community clinic in a poor urban neighborhood. The study included children whose mothers conceived and received all prenatal care in the United States and gave birth in Minnesota during a 10-year period. Measurements on family characteristics, height, weight, and occipitofrontal circumference were obtained.

Results: The white children generally approximate the medians of national (National Center for Health Statistics [NCHS]) reference data. Lao children (especially boys) are found to be short and proportionately light relative to reference data. Hmong children are found to be short relative to reference data but are disproportionately heavier, so that weight-for-height is considerably higher than reference data. In Hmong girls, mean weight-for-height z scores increase from -0.5 z at birth to 1.26 z at 5 years, an average increase of 0.31 z per year.

Conclusions: Lao and Hmong children conceived and born in the United States continue to have short stature (10th to 25th percentile). Hmong children have evidence of early overweight that is distinctive when compared with Lao and white counterparts.

PreviousNext
Back to top

In this issue

The Journal of the American Board of Family     Practice: 9 (5)
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice
Vol. 9, Issue 5
1 Sep 1996
  • Table of Contents
  • Table of Contents (PDF)
  • Index by author
  • Back Matter (PDF)
  • Front Matter (PDF)
Download PDF
Article Alerts
Sign In to Email Alerts with your Email Address
Email Article

Thank you for your interest in spreading the word on American Board of Family Medicine.

NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. We do not capture any email address.

Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas.
Growth Patterns of First-Generation Southeast Asian Americans From Birth to 5 Years of Age
(Your Name) has sent you a message from American Board of Family Medicine
(Your Name) thought you would like to see the American Board of Family Medicine web site.
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
4 + 7 =
Solve this simple math problem and enter the result. E.g. for 1+3, enter 4.
Citation Tools
Growth Patterns of First-Generation Southeast Asian Americans From Birth to 5 Years of Age
Ani E. Hyslop, Amos S. Deinard, Elizabeth Dahlberg-Luby, John H. Himes
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice Sep 1996, 9 (5) 328-335; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.9.5.328

Citation Manager Formats

  • BibTeX
  • Bookends
  • EasyBib
  • EndNote (tagged)
  • EndNote 8 (xml)
  • Medlars
  • Mendeley
  • Papers
  • RefWorks Tagged
  • Ref Manager
  • RIS
  • Zotero
Share
Growth Patterns of First-Generation Southeast Asian Americans From Birth to 5 Years of Age
Ani E. Hyslop, Amos S. Deinard, Elizabeth Dahlberg-Luby, John H. Himes
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice Sep 1996, 9 (5) 328-335; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.9.5.328
Twitter logo Facebook logo Mendeley logo
  • Tweet Widget
  • Facebook Like
  • Google Plus One

Jump to section

  • Article
  • References
  • Info & Metrics
  • PDF

Related Articles

  • No related articles found.
  • PubMed
  • Google Scholar

Cited By...

  • No citing articles found.
  • Google Scholar

More in this TOC Section

  • Screening for Bipolar Disorder in Patients Treated for Depression in a Family Medicine Clinic
  • Screening for Dementia: Family Caregiver Questionnaires Reliably Predict Dementia
  • Help-Seeking for Insomnia among Adult Patients in Primary Care
Show more Original Articles

Similar Articles

Navigate

  • Home
  • Current Issue
  • Past Issues

Authors & Reviewers

  • Info For Authors
  • Info For Reviewers
  • Submit A Manuscript/Review

Other Services

  • Get Email Alerts
  • Classifieds
  • Reprints and Permissions

Other Resources

  • Forms
  • Contact Us
  • ABFM News

© 2025 American Board of Family Medicine

Powered by HighWire