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[Monitoring growth].

Angélica M B Zeferino1, Antonio A Barros Filho, Heloisa Bettiol

  • 1Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brasil.

Jornal De Pediatria
|September 25, 2003
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This study clarifies growth assessment concepts for individual evaluation, highlighting key metrics like growth rate for monitoring children. It emphasizes understanding variability for accurate nutritional status assessment in clinical settings.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric endocrinology
  • Human growth and development
  • Nutritional assessment

Context:

  • Anthropometry is crucial for assessing nutritional status.
  • Individual growth evaluation requires understanding various parameters and their limitations.
  • WHO guidelines provide a basis for nutritional status assessment.

Purpose:

  • To present concepts of growth assessment for individual evaluation.
  • To discuss anthropometric tools and their application in growth assessment.
  • To highlight the importance of growth rate in monitoring child development.

Summary:

  • Key concepts include reference data, skeletal maturity, mid-parental target height, z-scores, short stature, growth rate, and body mass index.
  • Assumptions and limitations of these growth assessment parameters are discussed.

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  • Population nutritional status relies on cut-off points, while individual assessment considers biological and social variability.

    • Impact:

    • Provides clinicians with a framework for evaluating individual growth and nutritional status.
    • Emphasizes the critical role of growth rate in monitoring pediatric development.
    • Contributes to a better understanding of anthropometric methods in clinical practice.