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[A new growth curve]

C Maffei1, R Salti

  • 1Dipartimento di Pediatria, Università di Firenze, Italia.

La Pediatria Medica E Chirurgica : Medical and Surgical Pediatrics
|July 1, 1994
PubMed
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This study introduces a novel growth chart plotting height and weight against age for males and females using Tanner and Whitehouse centiles. It offers a simplified method for assessing growth deviations and morphological patterns.

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Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Human Growth and Development
  • Biostatistics

Context:

  • Accurate assessment of child growth is crucial for identifying developmental issues.
  • Existing growth charts may not always integrate height, weight, and age effectively.
  • Tanner and Whitehouse centiles provide established reference standards for growth.

Purpose:

  • To develop an integrated growth chart combining height, weight, and age for both sexes.
  • To simplify the visualization and analysis of deviations from median growth trajectories.
  • To introduce a mathematical model for representing height-weight relationships.

Summary:

  • A novel growth curve is presented, plotting height versus weight against age for males and females, utilizing Tanner and Whitehouse's 50th, 10th, and 90th centiles.

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  • This integrated chart simplifies the assessment of deviations from median height-weight values, referencing actual height rather than solely age.
  • A cubic polynomial interpolation model is derived from the 50th centile data, accurately representing measured height-weight data and facilitating growth discordance analysis.

    • Impact:

    • Provides a more intuitive and comprehensive tool for monitoring child growth and development.
    • Facilitates easier identification of morphological variations and growth discrepancies.
    • Offers a statistically robust mathematical expression for height-weight correlation, aiding clinical interpretation and research.