Catch up growth and its determinants in low birth weight babies: a study using Z scores.
dc.contributor.author | Bavdekar, A R | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Vaidya, U V | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Bhave, S A | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Pandit, A N | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 1994-12-01 | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-05-27T05:21:21Z | |
dc.date.available | 1994-12-01 | en_US |
dc.date.available | 2009-05-27T05:21:21Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1994-12-01 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Two hundred and forty seven low birthweight (LBW) survivors of our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and 164 normal birthweight controls were followed up longitudinally from birth to 4 years and their growth trends (weight, height, head circumference) were expressed as mean Z scores in 500 g birthweight categories. Whereas LBW's demonstrated rapid growth in the first 6 months of life, followed by generally parallel trends with some tendency to rise, controls showed distinct growth faltering especially after one year. Only 30.8% of LBWs (and 49% of controls) were within the designated catch up levels for weight by age 4 years. The corresponding number for catch up of height and head circumference in LBW's was 22.8% and 26.5%, respectively. On multiple regression analysis, the most important determinants of catch up (at 4 years) in LBW's were weight at 1 year (beta = 0.51), height at 1 year (beta = 0.31) and mother's weight (beta = 0.04). Thus, Z scores enabled the demonstration of changing growth trends, simultaneous comparisons with local controls and international standards and comparison within indices. Growth charts incorporating Z score should be made available in a simplified manner for use in the community. | en_US |
dc.description.affiliation | Department of Pediatrics, K.E.M. Hospital Research Centre, Rasta Peth, Pune. | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Bavdekar AR, Vaidya UV, Bhave SA, Pandit AN. Catch up growth and its determinants in low birth weight babies: a study using Z scores. Indian Pediatrics. 1994 Dec; 31(12): 1483-90 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/10254 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.source.uri | https://indianpediatrics.net | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Body Height | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Body Weight | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Case-Control Studies | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Cephalometry | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Discriminant Analysis | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Gestational Age | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Humans | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | India --epidemiology | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Infant, Low Birth Weight --growth & development | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Infant, Newborn | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Longitudinal Studies | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Regression Analysis | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Risk Factors | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Socioeconomic Factors | en_US |
dc.title | Catch up growth and its determinants in low birth weight babies: a study using Z scores. | en_US |
dc.type | Journal Article | en_US |
dc.type | Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't | en_US |
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