Purpose Small for gestational age (SGA) is confusingly defined as birth weight (BW) either below 3rd percentile or 10th percentile for infants. This study aimed to compare postnatal catch-up growth between SGA groups according to different definitions. Methods Data of 129 infants born with BW below the 10th percentile and admitted to Korea University Anam Hospital and Ansan Hospital were retr...

BACKGROUND Lead exposure has previously been associated with intellectual impairment in children in a number of international studies. In India, it has been reported that nearly half of the children have elevated blood lead levels (BLLs). However, little is known about risk factors for these elevated BLLs. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of data from the Indian N...

Weight gain during pregnancy may contribute to increased urinary incontinence (UI) during and after pregnancy, but scientific support is lacking. The effect of weight loss on UI postpartum is unclear. From 1999 to 2006, investigators in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study recruited pregnant women during pregnancy. This study was based on 12,679 primiparous women who were continent befor...

OBJECTIVE To analyse the progression of body mass index in eating disorders and to determine the percentile for establishment and resolution of the disease. METHODS A retrospective descriptive cross-sectional study. Review of clinical files of adolescents with eating disorders. RESULTS Of the 62 female adolescents studied with eating disorders, 51 presented with eating disorder not otherwis...

Results Korean MFS patients had similar height and weight compared with the general population at birth. However, linear growth curve of Korean MFS after two years of age showed that the 50th percentile of MFS is above the 97th percentile of normal in both genders. Regarding body mass, although the mean body weight of MFS patients was larger than that of the general population in males and fema...

BACKGROUND In maternal PKU, protein substitute (PS) is provided by phenylalanine (PHE)-free l-amino acids (AA), but glycomacropeptide-based protein substitute (GMP) is an alternative consideration. OBJECTIVE To describe the first Portuguese Maternal Phenylketonuria (MPKU) partially managed with GMP. CASE REPORT A 31 year old MPKU female with classical PKU (mutations P281L/P281L), diagnosed ...

Dioxin exposure levels remain elevated in residents living around former US Air Force bases in Vietnam, indicating potential adverse impacts on infant growth. In this study, 210 mother-infant pairs in dioxin-contaminated areas in Vietnam were recruited at the infants' birth and followed up for 4 months. Perinatal dioxin exposure levels were estimated by measurement of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-...

background: the sensitivity and specificity of body mass index (bmi) percentiles of centers for disease control 2000 (cdc2000) standard was compared with child actual overweight which was identified by fat mass index (fmi) and overweight status in these children based on bmi and fmi. methods: in this case-control study, elementary school girls (aged 8-10 years) were recruited from schools of is...

OBJECTIVE This study examined parents' understanding of excess weight as a health risk, knowledge of healthy eating habits, and recognition of obesity in their children. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES An anonymous questionnaire was distributed during well-care visits involving children 4 to 8 years of age at a pediatric faculty practice. Parents indicated their level of concern about excess ...

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to explore the impact of gender, birth weight, maternal age, type of delivery, gestational age and feeding practices on the eruption of teeth in children with no underlying medical conditions or developmental defects in their first year of life. DESIGN A cross-sectional observational study design was used. SETTING A primary healthcare setting in Riyadh, Saudi Ara...