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Failure to thrive (FTT) is a descriptive term given to malnourished infants and young children who fail to meet expected standards of growth. Of the following, the growth parameter that is usually not affected by malnutrition is

ExplanationIn children with FTT, malnutrition initially results in wasting (deficiency in weight gain). Stunting (deficiency in linear growth) generally occurs after months of malnutrition, and head circumference is spared except with chronic, severe malnutrition.