Small for Gestational Age Children without Early Catch-Up Growth: Spontaneous Growth and Prediction of Height at 8 Years

• Published in: Hormone research Vol. 70; no. 4; pp. 203 - 208
• Main Authors: de Ridder, Maria A.J., Engels, Melanie A.M.J., Stijnen, Theo, Hokken-Koelega, Anita C.S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 01.01.2008
• Subjects: Body Height; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn - growth & development; Infant, Small for Gestational Age - growth & development; Male; Models, Biological; Original Paper; Predictive Value of Tests; Height prediction model; Short for gestational age; Catch-up growth

Background/Aim: About 10–15% of children born small for gestational age (SGA) have at the age of 2 years a height standard deviation score (HSDS 2y ) still below –2. There is no model to predict which children will catch up in height after 2 years of age. The aim of this study was to determine the p...