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Prediction of height achievement at five years of age in children born very preterm or with very low birth weight: continuation of catch‐up growth after two years of age
Author(s) -
Qvigstad Elisabeth,
VerlooveVanhorick S Pauline,
EnsDokkum Martha H,
Schreuder Anneke M,
Veen Sylvia,
Brand Ronald,
Oostdijk Wilma,
Ruys Jan H
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1993.tb12719.x
Subject(s) - medicine , percentile , birth weight , pediatrics , demography , low birth weight , cohort , gestational age , pregnancy , statistics , genetics , mathematics , sociology , biology
To predict height at five years in a cohort of 565 very preterm and/or very low‐birth‐weight children, hypothesized growth determinants were subjected to discriminant analysis. Many neonatal parameters were not significantly associated with short stature at five years of age. A correct classification of stature (smaller/larger than the 10th percentile at five years of age) could be obtained in 85% of children, using the following variables: height at two years of age; total (or mid) parental height; parental level of education; length at one year of age; hypertension during pregnancy; sex; weight at two years of age; length percentile at one year of age. However, when compared to actual longitudinal data, the false‐positive rate was 37%. The survey also demonstrated the continuing catch‐up growth in very preterm and very low‐birth‐weight infants after two years of age.