93: GROWTH OF OBESE CHILDREN

Clinical tracking of severely obese children: a new growth chart.

The 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth charts are unable to accurately define and display BMI percentiles beyond the 97th percentile. At Children's Hospital Colorado, we created new growth charts that allow clinicians to track and visualize BMI values in severely obese children. This growth chart defines a child's BMI as a "percentage of the 95th percentile." It has the pote...

Update on statural growth and pubertal development in obese children

Childhood obesity is a growing and alarming problem, associated with several short-term and long-term metabolic and cardiovascular complications. In addition, it has also been suggested that excess adiposity during childhood influences growth and pubertal development. Several studies have shown that during pre-pubertal years, obese patients present higher growth velocity and that this pre-puber...

Comparative Evaluation of Iron Deficiency among Obese and Non-obese Children

Background Obese children are at the risk of micronutrient deficiency especially iron deficiency. Given the importance of iron deficiency in this age group and considering the existing discrepancies, present study was performed with the aim of evaluating iron deficiency in obese children. Material and Method This study was conducted, in the form of a case-control study, on 100 children aged...

Evaluation of electrocardiogram changes in obese children and comparing it with normal weight children

Growth Disorders of Children in Bam and Baravat / Iran based on Children Growth Diagram

Background: The growth and evolution are among the basic sciences in pediatricsAll of the health staff should be familiar with infants care and the natural pattern of their growth. The present study aimed to help the health staff in urban society of Bam and Baravat, Iran to solve infants growth disorders. Methods: This cross-sectional study was done in 8 health centers of Bam and 2 health cente...