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- Title
Growth Trajectories during the First 6 Years in Survivors Born at Less Than 25 Weeks of Gestation Compared with Those between 25 and 29 Weeks.
- Authors
Shoji, Hiromichi; Murano, Yayoi; Nojiri, Shuko; Arai, Yoshiteru; Awata, Kentaro; Ikeda, Naho; Ohkawa, Natsuki; Nishizaki, Naoto; Suganuma, Hiroki; Hisata, Ken; Kantake, Masato; Obinata, Kaoru; Shimizu, Toshiaki
- Abstract
We aimed to determine the differences in the growth trajectories of the youngest gestational survivors (<25 weeks' gestation) up to 6 years of age compared to those of older gestational ages. Preterm infants were divided into two groups: 22–24 weeks' gestation (male (M) 16, female (F) 28) and 25–29 weeks' gestation (M 84, F 59). Z-scores of body weight (BW), body length (BL), and body mass index (BMI) were derived from Japanese standards at 1, 1.5, 3, and 6 years of corrected age. Comparisons between the two groups by sex were made using the Wilcoxon test and linear regression analysis to examine the longitudinal and time-point associations of anthropometric z-scores, the presence of small for gestational age (SGA), and the two gestational groups. BW, BL, BMI, and z-scores were significantly lower in the 22–24 weeks group at almost all assessment points. However, there were no significant differences in BW, BL, BMI, and z-scores between the two female groups after 3 years. BMI z-scores were significantly associated with the youngest gestational age and the presence of SGA at all ages in males, but not in females. The youngest gestational age had a greater influence in males on the z-score of anthropometric parameters up to 6 years of age.
- Subjects
SMALL for gestational age; PREGNANCY; BODY mass index; PREMATURE infants; GESTATIONAL age
- Publication
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2022, Vol 11, Issue 5, p1418
- ISSN
2077-0383
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/jcm11051418