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Weight for length/height percentiles in infants and young children in Kayseri/Turkey

M Mümtaz Mazıcıoğlu1, Türev Demirtaş, Betül Çcek

  • 1Erciyes University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Kayseri, Turkey. mumtaz33@hotmail.com.

Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology
|January 1, 2014
PubMed

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This study created weight-for-length/height (WLH) percentiles for Turkish children aged 0-6 years. These new references are crucial for assessing growth and diagnosing failure to thrive in early childhood.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Anthropometry
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Accurate growth monitoring is essential for identifying developmental issues in infants and young children.
  • Existing growth charts may not fully represent diverse populations, necessitating localized references.
  • Failure to thrive (FTT) is a critical concern requiring reliable assessment tools.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish weight-for-length/height (WLH) percentiles for Turkish children aged 0-6 years.
  • To provide a standardized tool for screening growth and assessing FTT in this demographic.
  • To compare these new references with international standards.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the Anthropometry of Turkish Children aged 0-6 years (ATCA-06) study (2009-2010).
  • Employed a cross-sectional design to calculate WLH references.
  • Determined reference weight values for 5-cm length/height intervals using LMS Chart Maker Pro software.

Main Results:

  • Calculated the 3rd to 97th WLH percentiles for 3123 children (1573 female, 1550 male).
  • Observed significant variations in WLH percentiles, particularly between 0-2 years.
  • Found no significant differences between Turkish WLH references and World Health Organization standards.

Conclusions:

  • This study presents the first WLH references for Turkish children aged 0-6 years.
  • WLH references may be more effective than age-adjusted references for nutritional assessment in the first two years of life.
  • These references will aid in the early detection and management of FTT in Turkish children.
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