Novel growth reference ImaGrow differed from existing charts for preterm children aged 0-2 years

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AIM: This study aimed to address the critical need for more accurate growth reference charts for preterm infants, with a particular focus on low- and very low-birth-weight infants.

METHODS: The subjects were recruited at a single tertiary centre. The cohort comprised singleton and twin infants born before 37 weeks of gestation, with data collected from 2000 to 2016. Standardised measurements of body parameters were recorded in this mixed longitudinal survey. LMS method was utilised for data analysis. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS Statistics Version 21. The validation with another new cohort was executed.

RESULTS: A total of 1781 infants (52.5% boys) met the inclusion criteria. The median gestational age at birth was 30 weeks, with a median birth weight of 1350 grams. The main findings included the construction of ImaGrow charts for low- and very low-birth-weight infants and significant differences in growth trajectories compared to Fenton+WHO charts.

CONCLUSION: Our comprehensive growth references, ImaGrow, are based on a long-term auxological assessment of preterm infants and differ from charts derived from size-at-birth standards or charts for term babies. These charts have significant implications for clinical practice in monitoring and assessing the growth of preterm infants.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) - (2024) vom: 22. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tuková, Jana [VerfasserIn]
Kosek Krásničanová, Hana [VerfasserIn]
Hladíková, Marie [VerfasserIn]
Marková, Daniela [VerfasserIn]

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Growth charts
Growth references
Growth standards
Journal Article
Preterm infant
Very low‐birth‐weight infant

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Date Revised 22.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1111/apa.17207

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NLM370063023