Comparison of National Growth Standards for Turkish Infants and Children with World Health Organization Growth Standards
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RESEARCH IN PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY, vol.14, no.2, pp.207-215, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 14 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2022
- Doi Number: 10.4274/jcrpe.galenos.2022.2021-9-10
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RESEARCH IN PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.207-215
- Keywords: Growth charts, Turkish children, WHO standards, BODY-MASS INDEX, HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE, REFERENCES, WEIGHT, HEIGHT, BIRTH, UK, CURVES
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
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.