Non-parametric estimation of age-related centiles over wide age ranges.

AN AMALGAMATED METHOD FOR ESTIMATING AGE-RELATED CENTILES

روش‌های پارامتری و ناپارامتری برای برآورد الگوی سن یائسگی طبیعی با استفاده از اطلاعات شیوع

Abstract Background: Various studies have shown the age changes of menopause in Iran, in a relatively wide area, approximately from 46 to 51 years. This broad range of the changes can attribute not only to the essential difference between women of different regions, but could also be related to methodological problems. Because the model of menopause age could be estimated by cohort or a cros...

Creatinine related reference ranges for urinary homovanillic acid and vanillylmandelic acid at 6 months of age.

The relationship between homovanillic acid (HVA), vanillylmandelic acid (VMA), and creatinine in the urine of 6 month old babies has been studied and reference ranges in the form of centiles constructed for HVA and VMA against creatinine. Over 10,000 urine samples were collected from babies in four health districts in the north of England. HVA and VMA concentration, either independently or when...

Normal ranges of heart rate and respiratory rate in children from birth to 18 years of age: a systematic review of observational studies.

BACKGROUND Although heart rate and respiratory rate in children are measured routinely in acute settings, current reference ranges are not based on evidence. We aimed to derive new centile charts for these vital signs and to compare these centiles with existing international ranges. METHODS We searched Medline, Embase, CINAHL, and reference lists for studies that reported heart rate or respir...

Defining normal ranges and centiles for heart and respiratory rates in infants and children: a cross-sectional study of patients attending an Australian tertiary hospital paediatric emergency department

OBJECTIVE Key components in the assessment of a child in the emergency department (ED) are their heart and respiratory rates. In order to interpret these signs, practitioners must know what is normal for a particular age. The aim of this paper is to develop age-specific centiles for these parameters and to compare centiles with the previously published work of Fleming and Bonafide, and the Adva...