Anthropometric measurements of term neonates from a state hospital in Turkey/Mesures anthropometriques chez des nouveau-nes a terme dans un hopital public en Turquie

To determine regional percentile values and compare them with currently used national and international curves, we determined the birth weight, height and head and chest circumference of 3688 term neonates born in a state hospital in the Anatolian part of Istanbul, Turkey. Mean birth weight, height...

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Published inEastern Mediterranean health journal Vol. 15; no. 6; pp. 1412 - 1419
Main Authors Telatar, B, Vitrinel, A, Comert, S, Erginoz, E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published World Health Organization 01.11.2009
Subjects
Anthropometry
Demographic aspects
Health aspects
Infants (Newborn)
Measurement
Medical examination
Turkey
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Summary:To determine regional percentile values and compare them with currently used national and international curves, we determined the birth weight, height and head and chest circumference of 3688 term neonates born in a state hospital in the Anatolian part of Istanbul, Turkey. Mean birth weight, height and head and chest circumference were 3334 (SD 494) g, 48.3 (SD 2.2) cm, 34.4 (SD 1.3) cm and 32.8 (1.9) cm respectively. For both boys and girls, the current Turkish national percentile curves overestimate the birth weight, height and head circumference at the 10th percentile. For boys, the national curves and those from the USA underestimate birth weight of neonates above the 90th percentile. Cette etude a permis de determiner le poids, la taille et les perimetres cranien et thoracique a la naissance de 3 688 enfants nes a terme dans un hopital public de la partie anatolienne d'Istanbul (Turquie), afin d'etablir les valeurs regionales des centiles et de les comparer aux courbes nationales et internationales actuellement utilisees. Le poids, la taille et les perimetres cranien et thoracique moyens a la naissance etaient respectivement de 3 334 g (E.T. 494), 48,3 cm (E.T. 2,2), 34,4 cm (E.T. 1,3) et 32,8 cm (1,9). Pour les garcons comme pour les filles, les courbes de centiles nationales utilisees aujourd'hui en Turquie surestiment le poids, la taille et le perimetre cranien a la naissance au 10e centile. En ce qui concerne les garcons, les courbes nationales et celles des Etats-Unis sous-estiment le poids a la naissance des nouveau-nes au-dessus du 90e centile.
ISSN:1020-3397
1020-3397