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Little reported data is available on the growth of clinical populations of children with stunting, including those with more severe stunting.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study examines growth trajectories of children under 5 years of age from a long-standing clinical care program to address childhood stunting that provides monthly at-home growth monitoring, family food rations, nutrition counseling, micronutrient supplementation, and childhood illness management.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Hypothesis<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We hypothesized that children with stunting are a clinically heterogeneous group, where some experience ongoing growth failure and others catch-up growth.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We utilized data from 2827 children and 38\u2005864 height measurements. We applied superimposition by translation and rotation modeling to characterize growth patterns.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Median age at first measurement was 9 months (IQR: 3, 16) and median length of growth monitoring was 17 months (IQR: 8, 30). Median height-for-age Z-score at first measurement was \u22122.51 (IQR: \u22123.23, \u22121.68). There was variability in growth dynamics, with some children showing potential catch-up growth, particularly those with the lowest initial height-for-age metrics. 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