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Article: Benn index at birth is associated with postnatal linear growth

TitleBenn index at birth is associated with postnatal linear growth
Authors
KeywordsBenn Index
Body height
Catch-up growth
Fetal growth
Thinness
Issue Date2002
PublisherFreund Publishing House, Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.freundpublishing.com/Journal_Pediatric_Endocrinology_Metabolism/JPEMprev.htm
Citation
Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2002, v. 15 n. 8, p. 1161-1166 How to Cite?
AbstractWhile previous research has suggested that body thinness is related to subsequent linear growth in children, it is unclear whether thinness at birth is related to linear growth in newborns and catch-up growth in small-for-gestational age newborns. Drawing on data from a longitudinal growth study of 3,650 full-term Swedish babies, this study examines linear growth from birth to 6 months of age in three groups of newborns with short (< -2 SDS), appropriate (-2 to 2 SDS) and long (>2 SDS) body length for gestational age. Among infants short at birth, the Benn Index (kg/m 2.69 ) at birth was not related to the odds of short stature,(< -2 SDS) at age 6 months (odds ratio = 1.03; p >0.10). Nonetheless, the Benn Index was positively related to growth velocity in the first 6 months of life in the short (p = 0.060), appropriate (p <0.05), and tall (p <0.05) for gestational age newborns. Use of the Ponderal Index (kg/m 3 ) would give similar results. The findings suggest that nutritional status at birth is related to linear growth velocity in newborns.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/87577
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2023 Impact Factor: 1.3
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.456
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dc.contributor.authorCheung, YBen_HK
dc.contributor.authorAlbertssonWikland, Ken_HK
dc.contributor.authorLuo, ZCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHe, Qen_HK
dc.contributor.authorKarlberg, Jen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T09:31:38Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T09:31:38Z-
dc.date.issued2002en_HK
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2002, v. 15 n. 8, p. 1161-1166en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0334-018Xen_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/87577-
dc.description.abstractWhile previous research has suggested that body thinness is related to subsequent linear growth in children, it is unclear whether thinness at birth is related to linear growth in newborns and catch-up growth in small-for-gestational age newborns. Drawing on data from a longitudinal growth study of 3,650 full-term Swedish babies, this study examines linear growth from birth to 6 months of age in three groups of newborns with short (< -2 SDS), appropriate (-2 to 2 SDS) and long (>2 SDS) body length for gestational age. Among infants short at birth, the Benn Index (kg/m 2.69 ) at birth was not related to the odds of short stature,(< -2 SDS) at age 6 months (odds ratio = 1.03; p >0.10). Nonetheless, the Benn Index was positively related to growth velocity in the first 6 months of life in the short (p = 0.060), appropriate (p <0.05), and tall (p <0.05) for gestational age newborns. Use of the Ponderal Index (kg/m 3 ) would give similar results. The findings suggest that nutritional status at birth is related to linear growth velocity in newborns.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherFreund Publishing House, Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.freundpublishing.com/Journal_Pediatric_Endocrinology_Metabolism/JPEMprev.htmen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolismen_HK
dc.subjectBenn Indexen_HK
dc.subjectBody heighten_HK
dc.subjectCatch-up growthen_HK
dc.subjectFetal growthen_HK
dc.subjectThinnessen_HK
dc.titleBenn index at birth is associated with postnatal linear growthen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.openurlhttp://library.hku.hk:4550/resserv?sid=HKU:IR&issn=0334-018X&volume=15 &issue=8&spage=1161&epage=1166&date=2002&atitle=Benn+Index+at+Birth+is+Associated+with+Postnatal+Linear+Growthen_HK
dc.identifier.emailKarlberg, J: jpekarl@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1515/JPEM.2002.15.8.1161-
dc.identifier.pmid12387514-
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dc.identifier.volume15en_HK
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