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Foetal size to final height.

J Karlberg1, Z C Luo

  • 1Department of Paediatrics, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, PR China. jpekarl@hkucc.hku.hk

Acta Paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)
|July 29, 2000
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Final height in adults is predictable from fetal growth trends. Babies with specific birth lengths tend to maintain those differences in final height, influenced by genetics.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Human Growth and Development
  • Genetics

Background:

  • Adult diseases can be programmed during fetal development.
  • The predictability of final adult height from fetal growth is not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if fetal growth predicts final height in maturity.
  • To analyze the relationship between birth length, final height, and parental height.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal cohort study of 3,650 healthy Swedish babies from birth to maturity.
  • Analysis of length/height data from birth to 18 years in 2,807 children.
  • Statistical analysis of birth length, final height, and parental height.

Main Results:

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  • Birth length is a significant predictor of final adult height.
  • Differences in birth length (in cm) from the mean are largely maintained into final height.
  • Parental height strongly influences postnatal growth, but birth length differences persist within midparental height groups.

    • Conclusions:

    • Fetal linear growth trends predict postnatal growth and final height.
    • Final height is determined by fetal growth magnitude and genetic potential.
    • Fetal growth appears to program aspects of final stature.