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SUBMITTER: Matsumoto M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6706397 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Matsumoto Masaaki M Nagano Nobuhiko N Awano Hiroyuki H Ohyama Shohei S Fujioka Kazumichi K Iwatani Sota S Urakami Tatsuhiko T Iijima Kazumoto K Morioka Ichiro I
Scientific reports 20190822 1
Incidence and neonatal risk factors for short stature in preterm children born small for gestational age (SGA) have not been fully investigated in Japan. In this prospective study, infants born ≤32 weeks' gestational age (GA) from 2004-2015 were enrolled and followed for 3 years. Incidence of short children born SGA and short stature treated with growth hormone (GH) were investigated. Neonatal risk factors were analysed using univariate and multivariate analyses. GA cut-off value was determined ...[more]