Growth in black and white children with Down syndrome

Growth in 28 black and 30 white children with Down syndrome was compared at birth, 4 months, 1 year, and 7 years. Weight, length, and head circumference measurements were taken from case records of the U.S. Collaborative Perinatal Project. A multivariate regression model was used to examine simultan...

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Published inAmerican journal of mental deficiency Vol. 90; no. 5; p. 507
Main Author Ershow, A G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.03.1986
Subjects
Birth Weight
Black or African American
Black People
Body Height
Body Weight
Child
Down Syndrome - genetics
Down Syndrome - physiopathology
Female
Growth
Head - growth & development
Heart Defects, Congenital - physiopathology
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Maternal Age
Smoking
United States
White People
United States
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Summary:Growth in 28 black and 30 white children with Down syndrome was compared at birth, 4 months, 1 year, and 7 years. Weight, length, and head circumference measurements were taken from case records of the U.S. Collaborative Perinatal Project. A multivariate regression model was used to examine simultaneously the effects on these measurements of sex, race, presence of congenital heart disease, maternal smoking during pregnancy, and maternal weight at delivery. Results showed that black and white children with Down syndrome have essentially identical growth rates and that long-term growth of these children may be responsive to external influences, such as maternal smoking and maternal weight at delivery.
ISSN:0002-9351