Z-score growth reference data for Saudi preschool children.
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ABSTRACT: Background
Assessment of growth using Z-score methods is important for clinical care and research, yet growth reference Z-score data for preschool Saudi children are not available.Objective
Establish Z-score tables and corresponding growth charts.Design
Uses data from a national survey in 2004-2005.Setting
Community-based random sample of preschool Saudi children.Subjects and methods
Raw data from the previous nationally representative sample were analyzed using the L, M, and S statistical methods to calculate Z-scores of growth.Main outcome measure(s)
Z-scores reference values for weight, length/height, head circumference, weight for length/height, and body mass index for age for boys and girls from birth to 60 months of age.Results
For 15 601 Saudi children (7896, 50.6 % boys) Z-score tables and graphs from birth to 60 months of age were derived for boys and girls. The tables and graphs include weight for age, length/height for age, head circumference for age, weight for length/height, and BMI for age.Conclusion
Z-score reference data on the growth of preschool Saudi infants and children is essential for healthcare and research.Limitation
Does not include regional variations.
SUBMITTER: El Mouzan MI
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6148975 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan-Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Z-score growth reference data for Saudi preschool children.
El Mouzan Mohammad Issa MI Shaffi Ahamed A Salloum Abdullah Al AA Alqurashi Mansour M MM Herbish Abdullah Al AA Omer Ahmad Al AA
Annals of Saudi medicine 20170101 1
<h4>Background</h4>Assessment of growth using Z-score methods is important for clinical care and research, yet growth reference Z-score data for preschool Saudi children are not available.<h4>Objective</h4>Establish Z-score tables and corresponding growth charts.<h4>Design</h4>Uses data from a national survey in 2004-2005.<h4>Setting</h4>Community-based random sample of preschool Saudi children.<h4>Subjects and methods</h4>Raw data from the previous nationally representative sample were analyzed ...[more]
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