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- Title
Growth charts and long-term sequelae in extreme preterm infants - from full-term age to 10 years.
- Authors
Horemuzova, Eva; Åmark, Per; Jacobson, Lena; Söder, Olle; Hagenäs, Lars
- Abstract
Aim To describe growth pattern from full-term age to 10 years in infants born before 26 weeks of gestation. Method This retrospective longitudinal cohort contained 123 children from Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, during 1990-2002. Length/height (Ht), weight (Wt) and head circumference ( HC) were recorded monthly during the first year, every 3 months until 2 years and yearly thereafter, but HC at 15 months and at median age of 8.1/9.7 years (range 2-14) in boys/girls. Results For boys/girls at birth, the mean Z-score for Ht was −0.2/−0.2, for Wt 0.0/−0.2 and for HC 0.0/−0.3. At term, the mean Z-score for Ht was −3.8/−3.1, for Wt −3.0/−2.5 and for HC −1.7/−1.2. At 1 year, the mean Z-score for Ht was−1.3/−1.3, for Wt −1.9/−1.7 and for HC −1.2/−1.0. At 2 years, the mean Z-score for Ht was −1.3/−1.1, for Wt −1.6/−1.2 and at 10 years for Ht −0.7/−0.4; that was on average −0.3 below mid-parental height; for Wt −0.2/−0.2. Long-term sequelae were found in 48% of the boys and 34% of the girls. Conclusion By 10 years of age, the attained mean Ht was in accordance with their genetic potential and almost half of these children had significant long-term sequelae.
- Subjects
RETROSPECTIVE studies; INFANT growth; BODY weight; STATURE; PREMATURE infants; GESTATIONAL age
- Publication
Acta Paediatrica, 2014, Vol 103, Issue 1, p38
- ISSN
0803-5253
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/apa.12451