Reference Values Matter: Fewer Patients With Malnutrition Using American Compared to More Recent German Growth Charts
Autor: | G. Steinkamp, H. Ellemunter, Markus Dumke |
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Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Standard score German 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Reference Values Germany 030225 pediatrics Humans Medicine Growth Charts Child business.industry Malnutrition Gastroenterology Anthropometry medicine.disease Disease control Body Height United States language.human_language Reference data Reference values Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health language 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Centers for Disease Control and Prevention U.S business |
Zdroj: | Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition. 72:912-915 |
ISSN: | 1536-4801 0277-2116 |
DOI: | 10.1097/mpg.0000000000003095 |
Popis: | Reference values are important for patient care as well as for comparisons between different centers or countries. We investigated two anthropometric reference datasets, the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) growth charts and the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents Study (KiGGS) percentiles, which were established in Germany between 2003 and 2006. A smaller proportion of children with cystic fibrosis had decreased z scores |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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