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阿根廷和世界卫生组织的头周长标准:一项比较研究
Mariana Del Pino1, Sofía Chiaramonte1, Alicia B Orden2
1Growth and Development, Hospital de Pediatría S.A.M.I.C. Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Archivos argentinos de pediatria
|July 5, 2024
概括
阿根廷的孩子们,孩子们.
科学领域:
- 儿科 儿科 儿科
- 人类测量学 人类测量学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 人口特定的头周长 (HC) 数据挑战了世界卫生组织 (WHO) 增长标准的普遍应用.
- 以前的研究表明,不同人群中HC的变化.
研究的目的:
- 将阿根廷头部周长度参考图 (0-5年) 与世卫组织标准进行比较.
- 评估使用世卫组织标准对阿根廷儿童的诊断影响.
主要方法:
- 从阿根廷HC图表与世卫组织标准对比第3和第97百分位数.
- 使用两种数据集估计小头和大头病率.
主要成果:
- 阿根廷的第三百分点HC在1-6个月低于世卫组织标准,在9-18个月相似,之后高于此.
- 阿根廷的第97百分位数HC始终高于世卫组织的标准,从出生到5岁为两性.
- 世卫组织标准的采用增加了阿根廷儿童的大脑诊断率.
结论:
- 阿根廷儿童的头部尺寸与世卫组织标准有很大差异.
- 世卫组织HC标准的普遍应用可能会导致阿根廷人口过度诊断巨头.
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