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BioMed Research International 2018To date, growth centiles of children and adolescents have not been created in Ukraine. Therefore, the aim of this study was to construct reference growth charts for...
To date, growth centiles of children and adolescents have not been created in Ukraine. Therefore, the aim of this study was to construct reference growth charts for height, weight, and body mass index (BMI) of Ukrainian school-aged children and to compare them with World Health Organization references from 2007 for children's BMI. . Among the representative sample of 13,712 students (aged 7 to 18 years) who were included in this study, 6,582 (48%) were boys and 7,130 (52%) were girls. Assessments of height, body mass, and BMI of participants were performed. Reference charts were developed using LMS models within the ChartMaker lms program. . We present first growth references for height, weight, and body mass index for Ukrainian children and adolescents aged 7 to 18 years. The younger Ukrainian pediatric population (7-13 years) was heavier than population reported in the multiethnic WHO references, while the older (13-18 years) had lower body weight comparing to the same references from WHO. The constructed reference growth charts are a benchmark for following secular trends in Ukraine and are also an optimal clinical tool for health care. We recommend national implementation of the Ukrainian reference growth charts for anthropometric measurements.
Topics: Adolescent; Body Height; Body Mass Index; Body Weight; Child; Female; Humans; Male; Ukraine; World Health Organization
PubMed: 30534568
DOI: 10.1155/2018/9203039 -
Indian Pediatrics Jan 2019To assess height velocity and develop height velocity percentiles in 5-17-year-old Indian children; and to study the magnitude and age at peak height velocity.
OBJECTIVE
To assess height velocity and develop height velocity percentiles in 5-17-year-old Indian children; and to study the magnitude and age at peak height velocity.
DESIGN
Mixed longitudinal study.
SETTING
Private schools at Pune and Delhi.
PARTICIPANTS/PATIENTS
2949 children (1681 boys) belonging to affluent class aged 5-17 years (1473-Pune, 1476-Delhi).
METHODS
Annual height and weight measurements from 2007 to 2013. Total 13214 height velocity measurements (7724 on boys).
OUTCOME MEASURES
Height velocity percentiles (3rd, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th and 97th) constructed using LMS chart maker.
RESULTS
Age- and gender-specific height velocity percentiles were generated. Median height velocity in girls decreased from 5 to 8 years, increased to a peak of 6.6 cm at 10.5 years and then declined to 0.3 cm at 17.5 years. In boys, median height velocity reduced till 10.5, increased to a peak of 6.8 cms at 13.5 years and then declined to 1cm by 18 years.
CONCLUSIONS
Height velocity percentiles in 5-17-year-old urban Indian children were constructed.
Topics: Adolescent; Body Height; Body Weight; Child; Child Development; Child, Preschool; Female; Growth Charts; Humans; India; Longitudinal Studies; Male
PubMed: 30806356
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Frontiers in Endocrinology 2021
Topics: Acromegaly; Animals; Body Height; Human Growth Hormone; Humans; Neoplasms
PubMed: 34803934
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.793272 -
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology Jan 2021
Topics: Body Height; Humans
PubMed: 33323560
DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_3688_20 -
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders Feb 2012It has been suggested that knee height is a determinant of knee joint load. Nonetheless, no study has directly examined the relationship between anthropometric measures...
BACKGROUND
It has been suggested that knee height is a determinant of knee joint load. Nonetheless, no study has directly examined the relationship between anthropometric measures of height and knee joint structures, such as cartilage.
METHODS
89 asymptomatic community-based adults aged 25-62 with no diagnosed history of knee arthropathy were recruited. Anthropometric data (knee height and body height) were obtained by standard protocol, while tibial cartilage volume and defects, as well as bone area were determined from magnetic resonance imaging. Static knee alignment was measured from the joint radiograph.
RESULTS
All anthropometric height measures were associated with increasing compartmental tibial bone area (p ≤ 0.05). Although knee height was associated with tibial cartilage volume (e.g. β = 27 mm³ 95% CI 7- 48; p = 0.009 for the medial compartment), these relationship no longer remained significant when knee height as a percentage of body height was analysed. Knee height as a percentage of body height was associated with a reduced risk of medial tibial cartilage defects (odds ratio 0.6; 95% confidence interval 0.4 - 1.0; p = 0.05).
CONCLUSION
The association between increased anthropometric height measures and increased tibial bone area may reflect inherently larger bony structures. However the beneficial associations demonstrated with cartilage morphology suggest that an increased knee height may confer a beneficial biomechanical environment to the chondrocyte of asymptomatic adults.
Topics: Adult; Anthropometry; Body Height; Cohort Studies; Female; Humans; Knee Joint; Male; Middle Aged; Radiography; Reference Values
PubMed: 22336331
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-19 -
International Journal of Environmental... Apr 2021Body height is considered to be one of the most important reproductive signals. However, there are only a few publications on what influences the sense of whether we...
Body height is considered to be one of the most important reproductive signals. However, there are only a few publications on what influences the sense of whether we assess ourselves as tall or short. In the present contribution, the psychological impact of money on the evaluation of a person's own height was tested. We performed two experimental studies in which the respondents had contact with different amounts of money and were asked to evaluate their body height with the use of a laser pointer. The first experiment ( = 61) showed that contact with money significantly increased subjective height evaluation, and the effect was independent of participants' real body height. The second experiment ( = 120) replicated the effect of money manipulation. Moreover, it was shown that higher amounts of money increased one's own height estimation more than smaller amounts. Our research shows that money can be used for building one's social position, which is an attractiveness signal that can influence one's own height evaluation.
Topics: Body Height; Humans; Perception
PubMed: 33923321
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18094533 -
Developmental Science Sep 2019Stunting has been negatively associated with children's development. We examined the range of height by testing hypotheses: (a) height is positively associated with...
Stunting has been negatively associated with children's development. We examined the range of height by testing hypotheses: (a) height is positively associated with children's development, with associations moderated by inflammation and (b) home environments characterized by nurturance and early learning opportunities is positively associated with children's development over time and attenuate associations with height. Data included 513 infants (mean age 8.6 months) and 316 preschoolers (mean age 36.6 months) in rural India from a randomized controlled trial of multiple micronutrient powders (MNPs). Measures included height (height-for-age z-scores based on WHO standards), inflammation (C-reactive protein concentration >5 mg/L), nurturance (HOME Inventory), child development (Mullens Scales of Early Learning), and inhibitory control (preschoolers). Linear mixed effects models accounting for repeated measures, clustering, and confounders were used to assess associations between height and child development over time (infants: enrollment, 6 and 12 months; preschoolers: enrollment and 8 months). Moderating effects of inflammation and nurturance were tested with interaction terms. Among infants and preschoolers, height and nurturance were positively associated with all domains of child development over time, with the exception of inhibitory control. Among preschoolers, in the presence of inflammation, height was not associated with child development. Among infants, but not preschoolers, a nurturant home environment attenuated significant associations between height with fine motor and receptive language development. The mechanisms associated with children's development over time are multifactorial and include direct and indirect associations among nutrition, health, and the home environment, as supported by the Nurturing Care Framework.
Topics: Body Height; Child; Child Development; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; India; Infant; Inflammation; Learning; Male; Parenting; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Rural Population
PubMed: 30715779
DOI: 10.1111/desc.12806 -
Genetics in Medicine : Official Journal... 2002The technologies made available by new research in genetics and genomics have been and will be used not only to diagnose and treat disease, but also to attempt to... (Review)
Review
The technologies made available by new research in genetics and genomics have been and will be used not only to diagnose and treat disease, but also to attempt to enhance human traits and capacities. A broad definition of genetic-enhancement technologies, not merely gene manipulation, but also indirect genetic technologies, such as biosynthetic drugs, is needed to capture the full range of possible applications. It is difficult, but often possible, to anticipate the enhancement temptations of new therapies. Such anticipation may help us in shaping the marketing, availability, or other aspects of those technologies. Appropriate public and professional policies are needed, and work on them should begin immediately. Most important, we must stimulate public education and dialogue to encourage personal ethical reflection on the appropriate uses and limits of genetic-enhancement technologies.
Topics: Body Height; Cloning, Organism; Doping in Sports; Genetic Enhancement; Human Growth Hormone; Humans
PubMed: 12544484
DOI: 10.1097/00125817-200211001-00006 -
Revista Paulista de Pediatria : Orgao... 2020To review studies that evaluate the correspondence between the estimate height via segmental measures and the actual height of children with cerebral palsy.
OBJECTIVE
To review studies that evaluate the correspondence between the estimate height via segmental measures and the actual height of children with cerebral palsy.
DATA SOURCES
Systematic literature review between 1995-2018, guided by the PRISMA criteria (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses), in PubMed, BVS, MEDLINE and Lilacs databases. The descriptors, connected by the AND Boolean Operators, were: anthropometry, cerebral palsy, child and body height. The research comprised papers in Portuguese, English and Spanish, with Qualis-CAPES equal or superior to B3 that addressed the question: "Is there any correlation between estimate height by equations and direct height measures in children with cerebral palsy?" 152 studies were recovered and seven were selected. Their methodological quality was assessed by the scale of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
DATA SYNTHESIS
Most studies showed no correspondence between estimated and real height. Studies that showed coincidence of the measures contain limitations that could jeopardize the results (sample losses, small samples and exclusion of patients with severe contractures, scoliosis and severe cerebral palsy). Japanese researchers developed an equation which harmoniously aligns the statures; the study comprised only Japanese patients, though.
CONCLUSIONS
Given the importance of accuracy in height measures to evaluate infant health, it is crucial to carry out more researches in order to safely establish an association between both estimate and real statures. The development of anthropometric protocols, emerged from such researches, would benefit the follow-up of children with severe psychomotor disabilities.
Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Anthropometry; Asian People; Body Height; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Infant; Infant Health; Infant, Newborn; Male; Young Adult
PubMed: 31939510
DOI: 10.1590/1984-0462/2020/38/2018185 -
Genetics Oct 2018We construct genomic predictors for heritable but extremely complex human quantitative traits (height, heel bone density, and educational attainment) using modern...
We construct genomic predictors for heritable but extremely complex human quantitative traits (height, heel bone density, and educational attainment) using modern methods in high dimensional statistics (, machine learning). The constructed predictors explain, respectively, ∼40, 20, and 9% of total variance for the three traits, in data not used for training. For example, predicted heights correlate ∼0.65 with actual height; actual heights of most individuals in validation samples are within a few centimeters of the prediction. The proportion of variance explained for height is comparable to the estimated common SNP heritability from genome-wide complex trait analysis (GCTA), and seems to be close to its asymptotic value (, as sample size goes to infinity), suggesting that we have captured most of the heritability for SNPs. Thus, our results close the gap between prediction R-squared and common SNP heritability. The ∼20k activated SNPs in our height predictor reveal the genetic architecture of human height, at least for common variants. Our primary dataset is the UK Biobank cohort, comprised of almost 500k individual genotypes with multiple phenotypes. We also use other datasets and SNPs found in earlier genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for out-of-sample validation of our results.
Topics: Body Height; Genome, Human; Humans; Models, Genetic; Multifactorial Inheritance; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; Quantitative Trait, Heritable
PubMed: 30150289
DOI: 10.1534/genetics.118.301267