HEIGTH, WEIGHT AND BMI CENTILES OF SCHOOLCHILDREN OF ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA: COMPARISON WITH WHO AND CDC GROWTH REFERENCES

Background: In Mongolia, children’s growth monitored by WHO and CDC growth charts. The purpose of the study was to compare the growth of UB school children with the WHO and CDC growth reference curves. Methods: 8046 pupils aged 6-17 years old participated in the study. The subjects were sampled 4044 boys and 4002 girls. Height and weight were measured with Physician Beam Scale. Growth references were generated by the LMS method. The centiles were compared to the WHO and CDC. The 3rd, 50th and 97th centiles were plotted along with the corresponding values of WHO and CDC. Results: In Mongolian children the overall height was below compared to both WHO and CDC references, with the highest differences at 12-17 years, 14-17 years and 13-17 years of age at P3, P50 and P97 respectively. Body weight in girls of UB city was slightly heavier compared to the WHO and CDC counterparts on the 3rd and 50th centiles, but on the 97th centile the WHO and CDC counterparts became significantly heavier than Mongolian girls, especially at the 12-17 years of age. Body weight in boys of UB city was lighter than the WHO and CDC references at 12-17 years old age. In Mongolian children BMI was greater on the 3rd centile. But on the 50th centile the BMI of Mongolian boys became smaller at 14-17 years old compared to WHO and CDC references Conclusion: The height, weight and BMI values of developed growth curves for Mongolian school children differ compared to the WHO and CDC growth references, especially for schoolchildren aged 12 years and upwards.

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Body weight and BMI percentiles for children in the South-East Asian Nutrition Surveys (SEANUTS)

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980018001349 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 21 (16) ◽

pp. 2972-2981

Author(s):

Sandjaja Sandjaja ◽

Bee Koon Poh ◽

Nipa Rojroongwasinkul ◽

Khanh Le Nguyen Bao ◽

Moesijanti Soekatri ◽

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Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Weight Status ◽

East Asian ◽

Site Effect ◽

The South ◽

Nutrition Survey ◽

Study Support ◽

Lms Method ◽

Growth References ◽

Image Position

AbstractObjectiveThe present study aimed to (i) calculate body-weight- and BMI-for-age percentile values for children aged 0·5–12 years participating in the South-East Asian Nutrition Survey (SEANUTS); (ii) investigate whether the pooled (i.e. including all countries) SEANUTS weight- and BMI-for-age percentile values can be used for all SEANUTS countries instead of country-specific ones; and (iii) examine whether the pooled SEANUTS percentile values differ from the WHO growth references.DesignBody weight and length/height were measured. The LMS method was used for calculating smoothened body-weight- and BMI-for-age percentile values. The standardized site effect (SSE) values were used for identifying large differences (i.e. $\left| {{\rm SSE}} \right|$ >0·5) between the pooled SEANUTS sample and the remaining pooled SEANUTS samples after excluding one single country each time, as well as with WHO growth references.SettingMalaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia.SubjectsData from 14 202 eligible children.ResultsThe SSE derived from the comparisons of the percentile values between the pooled and the remaining pooled SEANUTS samples were indicative of small/acceptable (i.e. $\left| {{\rm SSE}} \right|$ ≤0·5) differences. In contrast, the comparisons of the pooled SEANUTS sample with WHO revealed large differences in certain percentiles.ConclusionsThe findings of the present study support the use of percentile values derived from the pooled SEANUTS sample for evaluating the weight status of children in each SEANUTS country. Nevertheless, large differences were observed in certain percentiles values when SEANUTS and WHO reference values were compared.

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Statistical models for pediatric endocrinology

10.21203/rs.3.rs-1109851/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Andre Madsen

Keyword(s):

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Growth Charts ◽

Clinical Implementation ◽

Pediatric Endocrinology ◽

Growth Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Reference Framework ◽

Z Scores ◽

Reference Curves ◽

Lms Method

Abstract Background: Modelling references for biomarkers as reference curves enables calculation of patient z-scores that are adjusted for both gender and covariance with age during childhood.Aim: To establish biomarker reference curves using the ‘LMS’ method previously employed for conventional growth charts.Design, Setting and Participants: Cross-sectional study of healthy Norwegian girls (n=647) and boys (n=465) in ages 6 to 16 years were recruited in the Bergen Growth Study (2016). Blood samples were analyzed using state-of-the-art instruments.Results: Reference curves for several biomarkers were established in the ‘LMS’ framework and provided here for clinical implementation. Conclusion: The ‘LMS’ reference framework is already used to create conventional growth charts and may also be applied in clinical biochemistry.

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Is the 2000 CDC growth reference appropriate for developing countries?

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1079/phn2005838 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 266-268 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Dominique Roberfroid ◽

Marie-Paule Lerude ◽

Armando Pérez-Cueto ◽

Patrick Kolsteren

Keyword(s):

World Health ◽

Growth Charts ◽

Health Statistics ◽

Growth Reference ◽

Control And Prevention ◽

The Usa ◽

Growth References ◽

Continued Use ◽

Using Data ◽

Health Organization

AbstractIn 2000, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) produced a revised growth reference. This has already been used in different settings outside the USA. Using data obtained during a nutritional survey in Madagascar, we compare results produced by using both the 2000 CDC and the 1978 National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)/World Health Organization (WHO) growth references. We show that changing the reference has an important impact on nutritional diagnosis. In particular, the prevalence of wasting is greatly increased. This could generate substantial operational and clinical difficulties. We recommend continued use of the 1978 NCHS/WHO reference until release of the new WHO multi-country growth charts.

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Length and height percentiles for children in the South-East Asian Nutrition Surveys (SEANUTS)

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980015003316 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 19 (10) ◽

pp. 1741-1750 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Nipa Rojroongwasinkul ◽

Khanh Le Nguyen Bao ◽

Sandjaja Sandjaja ◽

Bee Koon Poh ◽

Atitada Boonpraderm ◽

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Keyword(s):

East Asian ◽

Growth Curves ◽

The South ◽

Nutrition Survey ◽

South East Asian Region ◽

Asian Children ◽

Lms Method ◽

Growth References ◽

Height For Age ◽

Country Specific

AbstractObjectiveHealth and nutritional information for many countries in the South-East Asian region is either lacking or no longer up to date. The present study aimed to calculate length/height percentile values for the South-East Asian Nutrition Survey (SEANUTS) populations aged 0·5–12 years, examine the appropriateness of pooling SEANUTS data for calculating common length/height percentile values for all SEANUTS countries and whether these values differ from the WHO growth references.DesignData on length/height-for-age percentile values were collected. The LMS method was used for calculating smoothened percentile values. Standardized site effects (SSE) were used for identifying large or unacceptable differences (i.e. $\mid\! \rm SSE \!\mid$ >0·5) between the pooled SEANUTS sample (including all countries) and the remaining pooled SEANUTS samples (including three countries) after weighting sample sizes and excluding one single country each time, as well as with WHO growth references.SettingMalaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia.SubjectsData from 14202 eligible children were used.ResultsFrom pair-wise comparisons of percentile values between the pooled SEANUTS sample and the remaining pooled SEANUTS samples, the vast majority of differences were acceptable (i.e. $\mid\! \rm SSE \!\mid$ ≤0·5). In contrast, pair-wise comparisons of percentile values between the pooled SEANUTS sample and WHO revealed large differences.ConclusionsThe current study calculated length/height percentile values for South East Asian children aged 0·5–12 years and supported the appropriateness of using pooled SEANUTS length/height percentile values for assessing children’s growth instead of country-specific ones. Pooled SEANUTS percentile values were found to differ from the WHO growth references and therefore this should be kept in mind when using WHO growth curves to assess length/height in these populations.

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Peculiarities of circadian rhythms of the cardio-vascular system functioning in school children with excessive body weight

SOVREMENNAYA PEDIATRIYA ◽

10.15574/sp.2015.71.96 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 71 (7) ◽

pp. 96-99

Author(s):

I.E. Zabolotna ◽

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Yu.B. Yashchenko ◽

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Circadian Rhythms ◽

School Children ◽

Vascular System ◽

Excessive Body Weight ◽

System Functioning ◽

Cardio Vascular

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Excess body weight and abdominal obesity in relation to selected psychosocial characteristics in primary school children

Nutrition & Food Science ◽

10.1108/nfs-06-2019-0184 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 50 (4) ◽

pp. 739-750

Author(s):

Ioannis Vassiloudis ◽

Vassiliki Costarelli

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Abdominal Obesity ◽

School Children ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Primary School Children ◽

Excess Body Weight ◽

Self Perception ◽

Psychosocial Characteristics ◽

Content Type ◽

Anxiety Levels

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate excess body weight and abdominal obesity in relation to selected psychosocial characteristics such as self-perception, self-esteem and anxiety, in primary school children. Design/methodology/approach A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted with a total of 528 students 10-12 years of age, randomly selected, from the area of Athens, Greece. The Greek versions of the self-perception profile for children (SPPC) and the state-trait anxiety inventory for children (STAI-C) questionnaires have been used to determine the children’s self-perception/self-esteem and the status of anxiety, respectively. Standard anthropometric measurements were also taken. Pearson correlation coefficient was used to test for possible linear correlations between data variables. One-way ANOVA and independent t-test were used to determine statistically significant differences between the means of children’s body mass index (BMI) – abdominal obesity groups. For multiple comparisons, Bonferroni post-tests were run. Findings Overweight and obese children and children with abdominal obesity had lower scores in all of the domains of SPPC self-perception, the SPPC global self-esteem and the STAI-C anxiety levels in comparison to normal weight children. BMI and abdominal obesity correlated negatively with each one of the five domains of the SPPC self-perception (p < 0.001) and the SPPC global self-esteem (p < 0.001) and positively with the STAI-C anxiety levels (p < 0.005). One-way ANOVA and independent t-test revealed statistically significant differences between the means of children’s BMI and abdominal obesity groups in all the domains of SPPC self-perception (p < 0.001), the SPPC global self-esteem (p < 0.001) and the STAI-C anxiety levels (p < 0.005). There were no gender differences in the psychometric characteristics assessed in this study. Originality/value Primary school children with excess body weight and abdominal obesity have increased anxiety levels and they score lower in key psychosocial characteristics, in comparison to normal weight children.

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DDAA and Maternal Reflective Functions

Current Psychology ◽

10.1007/s12144-021-01818-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Alessandro Frolli ◽

Antonella Cavallaro ◽

Stephen Oduro ◽

Antonia Bosco ◽

Agnese Lombardi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Social Cognition ◽

Parent Training ◽

Old Age ◽

School Children ◽

Behavioral Problems ◽

Behavioral Symptoms ◽

Slight Reduction ◽

Central Idea ◽

Regulatory Functions ◽

Age Range

AbstractIn this study, we propose to examine two types of Parent Training (PT) under DDAA —behavioral and reflective types of PT. The central idea of our work is that the development of parenting educational skills cannot ignore the development of reflective and regulatory functions, which promote pre-mentalization, social cognition, and empathic skills. Because of the lack of studies on the efficacy of behavioral PT addressed to the parents of subjects with DDAA, this work took place. This study included 90 families whose children were diagnosed with the disorder of dysregulated anger and aggression (DDAA) according to criteria of CD 0–5 (2016). The sample included pre-school children aged between 2 and 3 years old (age range 2–3 years), who were equally divided into two groups based on the type of PT administered to the parents or caregivers. Our results indicate that the PT intervention, which is focused on the improvement of parental reflexive functions, helps in obtaining greater results even in the reduction of the externalizing behavioral symptoms. Additionally, results show that the intervention of PT with a behavioral matrix does not improve parental reflexive functions even if it guarantees a slight reduction of children’s behavioral problems.

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