| Autor: |
Colley NV; Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Heavitree., Tremble JM, Henson GL, Cole TJ |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
British journal of obstetrics and gynaecology [Br J Obstet Gynaecol] 1991 Jun; Vol. 98 (6), pp. 524-7. |
| DOI: |
10.1111/j.1471-0528.1991.tb10363.x |
| Abstrakt: |
Head circumference/abdominal circumference (HC/AC) ratios of the fetus are accepted as a means of distinguishing different patterns of growth retardation with a high ratio implying malnutrition of the fetus. Ponderal index (birthweight/length3) is used by paediatricians as a measure of neonatal wasting and would therefore be expected to correlate with HC/AC ratios at delivery. Anthropometric data on 999 newborn infants have been collected and analyzed by multiple regression. The results show a poor correlation between ponderal index and HC/AC ratio, worse than that between ponderal index and AC alone. The use of HC/AC ratios antenatally to identify subgroups of intrauterine malnutrition should be abandoned. The prediction of intrauterine malnutrition by weight/length ratios should be investigated further. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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