| Autor: |
Rebecca Kuriyan, Asha Kamath, Suman Pn Rao, Shruti R Pai, Ramya Padmanabha, Sanjana Kamalakar, Jini V Aravind, Deepa Puttaswamy, Srinivas K Jois |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
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| Zdroj: |
BMJ Paediatrics Open, Vol 8, Iss 1 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2399-9772 |
| DOI: |
10.1136/bmjpo-2023-002477 |
| Popis: |
Background Early life growth trajectories of Indian small for gestational age (SGA) infants are sparse. This study aimed to compare longitudinal growth in appropriate for gestational age (AGA) and SGA infants during their first year of life.Methods Apparently healthy term infants (52 SGA, 154 AGA) were recruited at birth and followed up till 1 year. Parental, sociodemographic characteristics and feeding patterns were recorded. Anthropometric measurements were assessed at birth, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months of age; Z scores and growth velocity at 3-month intervals were computed. Longitudinal measurements were compared between the two groups, using the two-way Friedmans test. Median regression with mixed effects was used to adjust covariates; p value |
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