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Pétur B Júlíusson¹, Mathieu Roelants, Geir Egil Eide

¹Seksjon for endokrinologi og metabolisme, Barneklinikken, Haukeland universitetssykehus, 5021 Bergen. petur.juliusson@helse-bergen.no

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Summary

New Norwegian growth charts reveal updated height and weight data for children aged 0-19 years. Norwegian children

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Area of Science:

Pediatric endocrinology
Growth monitoring
Public health surveillance

Background:

Current Norwegian growth charts are outdated, based on 1970s-80s data.
New data from the Bergen Growth Study (2003-2006) are available.
The World Health Organization (WHO) released international charts for 0-5 year olds in 2006.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop updated national growth charts for Norwegian children (0-19 years).
To compare new Norwegian growth data with existing references and WHO standards.

Main Methods:

Utilized data from the Bergen Growth Study and the Medical Birth Registry of Norway.
Constructed new growth charts for children aged 0-19 years.
Compared new charts against previous Norwegian references and WHO growth curves.

Main Results:

Children aged 0-4 years show minimal differences in length, height, and weight compared to current charts.
Children over four exhibit increased height (up to 3.4 cm in boys, 2.5 cm in girls) and weight-for-height, particularly at higher percentiles.
New Norwegian references are generally above WHO standards for birth weight and 6 months-5 years length/height, weight, and head circumference.

Conclusions:

Secular growth trends necessitate updated Norwegian growth charts.
Discrepancies between Norwegian and WHO standards suggest potential population-specific environmental or genetic growth differences.