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Updated growth curves for Turkish children aged 15 days to 60 months

G Gökçay1, A Furman, O Neyzi

  • 1Institute of Child Health, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. gokcay@superonline.com

Child: Care, Health and Development
|April 9, 2008
PubMed

Insights

Updated growth reference values for Turkish children show increased height but varied weight changes compared to previous data. These findings are crucial for monitoring child health and identifying population-specific growth trends.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Anthropometry
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Growth reference values are vital indicators in pediatric healthcare.
  • Secular trends in growth impact puberty timing and brain development.
  • Periodic updates are necessary to reflect population-specific growth changes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To update the growth reference values for Turkish infants and young children.
  • To provide current data for accurate child health assessment in Turkey.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized Well Child Clinic Records for height, weight, and head circumference data.
  • Sample included 2391 boys and 2102 girls.
  • Employed the LMS method for data analysis.

Main Results:

  • Observed an increase in height by 0.9 cm (boys) and 1.1 cm (girls) at age 5 compared to previous Turkish data.
  • Noted a weight increase of 0.220 kg in girls and a decrease of 0.160 kg in boys.
  • Highlighted potential pre-pubertal population differences when compared to US and Swedish data.

Conclusions:

  • This study offers an updated and improved tool for evaluating the growth of Turkish infants and young children.
  • The findings contribute to understanding secular growth trends in the Turkish pediatric population.
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