Comparison of National Growth Standards for Turkish Infants and Children with World Health Organization Growth Standards

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Bundak R., Abali Z. Y., Furman A., Darendeliler F., Gokcay G., Bas F., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RESEARCH IN PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY, cilt.14, sa.2, ss.207-215, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/jcrpe.galenos.2022.2021-9-10
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RESEARCH IN PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.207-215
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Growth charts, Turkish children, WHO standards, BODY-MASS INDEX, HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE, REFERENCES, WEIGHT, HEIGHT, BIRTH, UK, CURVES
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Using World Health Organization (WHO) standards in pediatric practice is still controversial in many countries. It is suggested that national growth charts best reflect the genetic and ethnic characteristics of a population. The aim of this study was to compare length/height, body weight, and body mass index (BMI) in healthy Turkish children of ages 0 to 18 with those proposed by WHO as the international growth standards.