Euro-growth references for length, weight, and body circumferences
| Autor: | M.A. van 't Hof, Ferdinand Haschke |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
| Předmět: |
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Percentile business.industry Onderzoek naar het effect van prechirurgische kaakorthopedische behandeling van schisispatiënten Gastroenterology Anthropometry Circumference Landelijk onderzoek voedingswijzigingen bij zuigeling (LOVZ) 0-4 maanden National study on feeding changes in the neonate (LOVZ) 0-4 months Weight for Age Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Failure to thrive A study into the effect of presurgical orthopedic treatment in complete unilateral cleft lip and palate patients Medicine Cutoff media_common.cataloged_instance medicine.symptom European union business Cohort study Demography media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 31, 1, pp. S14-S38 Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 31, S14-S38 |
| ISSN: | 0277-2116 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/00005176-200007001-00003 |
| Popis: | Background: Several concerns have been raised by World Health Organization (WHO) expert groups regarding the adequacy of currently existing growth references, including those currently supported by WHO. As part of a concerted action of the European Union, new references were developed that were based on a well-defined sample of the European population and were compared with existing references. Methods: During the longitudinal, observational multicenter study, anthropometric measurements using standardized methodology were performed in 2245 children between 1 and 36 months of age, and sex-and age-specific growth references for recumbent length, weight, mid-upper arm, thigh, and calf circumferences were developed. Results: The validity of the curve-fitting programs was demonstrated by comparing the selected sex-specific percentile distributions for all indices with the smoothed references. Comparison with the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)-WHO references for length and weight for age indicated that the -2 z-score value of the WHO reference as cutoff value shows that a substantial part of the children with suspected failure to thrive should be classified as normal. The references also indicate that the mid-upper arm circumference is age and sex dependent and that a single cutoff value for children less than 5 years of age should no longer be used. Mid-parental height was the best single predictor of recumbent length until 36 months of age. Conclusions: The Euro-Growth references that were developed reflect growth of a well-defined, large cohort of healthy infants and can be used for international comparisons. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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