New Danish reference values for height, weight and body mass index of children aged 0-5 years (vol 99, pg 268, 2010)

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Nielsen, A. M.
Olsen, E. M.
Juul, A.
机构
[1] National Institute of Public Health, Southern University of Denmark, Copenhagen
[2] Department of Growth and Reproduction, University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen
关键词
BMI; Child; Growth reference; Height; Weight;
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10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01662.x
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R72 [儿科学];
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100202 ;
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Aim: To derive new reference values for height, weight and body mass index (BMI) of children aged 0-5 years in Denmark and to compare them with the national reference from the 1970s and the 2006 WHO standard. Methods: The height and weight of 4105 healthy singleton children born in 1995 were obtained from a cohort study. Children were measured at birth and at seven regular health examinations by a general practitioner up to 5 years of age. Generalized additive models for location, scale and shape were used to construct percentile curves. Results: Mean length, weight and BMI at birth and during the first months of life increased significantly, but the differences diminished thereafter, and at 1 year BMI had decreased. In boys, weight and BMI had decreased by 2 years of age but had increased, together with height, at 5 years. Children were taller, heavier and had a higher BMI than that referred to in the WHO standard. Conclusion: New references for length or height, weight and BMI by age were constructed for children in Denmark. Since the 1970s, weight, length and BMI at birth increased, and growth during the first year of life appears to be healthier.
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Nielsen AM, 2010, ACTA PAEDIATR, V99, P268, DOI 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01582.x