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Relationship between short stature at 3 years old and height, weight, and body mass index changes for 6 years after birth: a retrospective, nationwide, population-based study of children born 2011–2014 in Korea

Authors :
Seo Jung Kim
Ju Hyun Jin
In Hyuk Chung
Source :
Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, Vol 28, Iss 3, Pp 193-199 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2023.

Abstract

Purpose Height at 3 years of age, when catch-up growth based on birth history is completed, is considered a major prognostic factor for predicting short stature, underweight, and growth faltering. However, too few large-scale studies have followed and analyzed height, weight, and body mass index (BMI) changes in children whose stature was short at 3 years of age. This study followed and compared the growth parameters (height, weight, and BMI) of children with short stature at 3 years of age and children with nonshort stature at 3 years of age for 6 years after birth using nationwide, population-based data. Methods We retrospectively analyzed physical measurement data from the National Health Screening Program for Infants and Children for people born in 2011–2014 in Korea and followed to 2020. The data were provided by the National Health Insurance Service’s customized data service. Growth parameters were compared using chi-square tests, Student t-tests, analyses of variance, and linear regressions. Results Among 210,902 enrolled participants, 759 (0.4%) and 210,143 (99.6%) were in the short stature at 3 years group and the nonshort stature at 3 years group, respectively. In both sexes, height, weight, and BMI for 6 years after birth were significantly higher in the nonshort stature at 3 years group than in the short stature at 3 years group (P

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
22871012 and 22871292
Volume :
28
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.4dec93c825b2403a92e9a6af532ba9d9
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.6065/apem.2244190.095