Richard, Stephanie AMcCormick, Benjamin J JMurray-Kolb, Laura EBessong, PascalShrestha, Sanjaya KMduma, EstomihAhmed, TahmeedKang, GagandeepLee, Gwenyth OSeidman, Jessica CSvensen, ErlingKosek, Margaret NCaulfield, Laura EMAL-ED Network Investigators2021-12-212021-12-212021-06-29Richard, S A, McCormick, B J J, Murray-Kolb, L E, Bessong, P, Shrestha, S K, Mduma, E, Ahmed, T, Kang, G, Lee, G O, Seidman, J C, Svensen, E, Kosek, M N, Caulfield, L E & MAL-ED Network Investigators 2021, 'Influences on catch-up growth using relative versus absolute metrics : evidence from the MAL-ED cohort study', BMC Public Health, vol. 21, no. 1, 1246. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11120-01471-2458PubMedCentral: PMC8240385ORCID: /0000-0002-8060-0502/work/105177170https://hdl.handle.net/2164/17734Acknowledgements The Etiology, Risk Factors and Interactions of Enteric Infections and Malnutrition and the Consequences for Child Health and Development Project (MAL-ED) was a collaborative project led by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health and the National Institutes of Health, Fogarty International Center. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the U.S. National Institutes of Health or Department of Health and Human Services. Funding The MAL-ED study was supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, through grants to the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, and with additional support from the National Institutes of Health, Fogarty Inter- national Center. The funder had no direct role in the writing of the manu- script or in the study design, data collection, analysis or interpretation of study results. We are grateful to the children and caregivers who participated in the study for their invaluable contributions.121441474engBenchmarkingBody HeightBody WeightChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesFemaleGrowth Disorders/epidemiologyHumansInfantMaleR MedicineSupplementary Informationhttps://doi. org/10.1186/s12889-021-11120-0Supplementary DataRJournal article10.1186/s12889-021-11120-0211