Growth of preterm and fullterm children aged 0-4 years: Integrating median growth and variability in growth charts
| Autor: | Bocca-Tjeertes, I.F.A., Van Buuren, S., Bos, A.F., Kerstens, J.M., ten Vergert, E.M., Reijneveld, S.A., Methodology and statistics for the behavioural and social sciences, Afd methoden en statistieken |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Reproductive Origins of Adult Health and Disease (ROAHD), Public Health Research (PHR), Leerstoel Heijden, Afd methoden en statistieken, Methodology and statistics for the behavioural and social sciences |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Pediatrics Percentile Neonatal intensive care unit retrospective study preschool child DISEASE Child Development HEIGHT newborn Growth Charts gestational age Growth Disorders child article Gestational age CURVES Very preterm Clinical Practice female child growth priority journal HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE Child Preschool head circumference body height Female FOR-LENGTH Infant Premature Cohort study BIRTH-WEIGHT INFANTS medicine.medical_specialty Nutritional Status Gestational Age body weight male medicine Humans human Full Term business.industry POSTNATAL-GROWTH prematurity Body Weight Infant Newborn Infant infant major clinical study Body Height Head circumference LIFE Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health business growth curve |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Pediatrics, 161(3), 460. Mosby Inc. Journal of Pediatrics, 161(3). MOSBY-ELSEVIER |
| ISSN: | 0022-3476 1097-6833 |
| Popis: | Objectives To assess the distribution of height, weight, and head circumference (HC) in preterm infants for ages 0-4 years, by gestational age (GA) and sex, and to construct growth reference charts for preterm-born children, again by GA and sex, for monitoring growth in clinical practice.Study design The community-based cohort study covered a quarter of The Netherlands. 1690 preterm infants (GA, 25-35(+6) weeks) and a random sample of 634 full-term control infants (GA 38-41(+6)), who were followed from birth to 4 years of age. Height, weight, and HC were regularly assessed during routine well-child visits and data were retrospectively collected.Results At all ages, the median height and weight of preterm children were lower compared with full-term children. Growth depended on the child's GA. Increase in HC showed an early catch-up and was similar to full-term children by the age of 1. Height, weight, and HC were more variable in boys, particularly in the very preterm children.Conclusions At 0 to 4 years, the growth of preterm children differed from that of full-term children and depended on their GA. The greater variability of growth in boys suggests that they are more vulnerable to the complications of preterm birth that influence growth. These growth charts are the most precise tools currently available for monitoring growth in preterm children. (J Pediatr 2012;161:460-5). |
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