OBJECTIVE To evaluate maternal comprehension of growth charts used in growth monitoring and promotion (GMP), a worldwide programme with important budgets but contrasting results. METHODS Systematic literature review through MEDLINE, POPLINE, Global Health, ERIC and the Cochrane Library with the keywords 'growth monitoring' or 'growth chart' limited to the title/abstract field and to the 0-5 y...

Data from a cross-sectional study of 27,826 healthy children in Cairo, Egypt, were used to construct standard growth charts of head circumference and reference values of relative head circumference to length/height for each sex. The sample was collected during the Egyptian Growth Curve Project for children and adolescents in 2002. Values were obtained for each month cohort for children aged 1-2...

BACKGROUND Childhood obesity studies rely on parentally reported anthropometrics. However, the accuracy of such data has not been evaluated for 12-month-old children. Moreover, methods to improve the accuracy of reported data have not been assessed in prior studies. METHODS A total of 185 children enrolled in a northern Virginia childhood longitudinal cohort genomic study had parentally compl...

We recently published new reference growth charts for Japanese girls with Turner syndrome (TS) based on the cross-sectional data of 1,447 subjects beyond the secular trend of growth in Japan. This study was undertaken for their validation and, if necessary, modification before general application. For validation, 24 subjects who had data both at younger (≤5 yr) and older ages (≥13 yr) were used...

OBJECTIVE Many studies have evaluated BMI screening, communication, and follow-up recommendations in the outpatient setting. However, few studies have examined parental attitudes toward using the inpatient setting as a time to screen and counsel families regarding their child's BMI. We sought to study parental attitudes about overweight and obesity screening in the inpatient setting. METHODS ...

BACKGROUND Growth chart recording is a key component of pediatric care. EHR systems could provide several growth charting functionalities compared to paper methods. To our knowledge, there has been no U.S. study exploring clinicians' perceptions and practices related to recording of growth parameters as they adapt to electronic methods. OBJECTIVES To explore clinician practices regarding reco...

The material is substantial, informative and complete with explanations of the physiology underlying nutrition, but still maintains readability appropriate for the general public. In addition, there is a summary and resource section at the end of each chapter to help guide those who wish to read more about a given topic, as well as useful appendices with growth charts, recommended daily allowan...

AIM National European growth references differ. We aimed to convert (harmonize) currently used charts into a single unified interchangeable LMS format for each European nation. METHODS Nine currently used national European growth references from Belgium (2009), France (1979), Poland (2001), Sweden (2002), Switzerland (1989), the UK (1990), Italy (2006) and Germany (1979 and 1997) were harmoni...

OBJECTIVE To document growth-velocity changes across major percentiles during the preschool years. DESIGN Analyses of longitudinal data using height-for-age, weight-for-age, weight-for-height, and body mass index (BMI)-for-age percentiles were performed to examine crossing of major percentiles of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000 growth charts. The 5th, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75t...