The 2014 Danish references from birth to 20 years for height, weight and body mass index
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The 2014 Danish references from birth to 20 years for height, weight and body mass index. / Tinggaard, Jeanette; Aksglaede, Lise; Sørensen, Kaspar; Mouritsen, Annette; Wohlfahrt-Veje, Christine; Hagen, Casper P; Mieritz, Mikkel G; Jørgensen, Niels; Wolthers, Ole D; Heuck, Carsten; Petersen, Jørgen Holm; Main, Katharina M; Juul, Anders.
In: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992), Vol. 103, No. 2, 02.2014, p. 214-224.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - The 2014 Danish references from birth to 20 years for height, weight and body mass index
AU - Tinggaard, Jeanette
AU - Aksglaede, Lise
AU - Sørensen, Kaspar
AU - Mouritsen, Annette
AU - Wohlfahrt-Veje, Christine
AU - Hagen, Casper P
AU - Mieritz, Mikkel G
AU - Jørgensen, Niels
AU - Wolthers, Ole D
AU - Heuck, Carsten
AU - Petersen, Jørgen Holm
AU - Main, Katharina M
AU - Juul, Anders
N1 - ©2013 Foundation Acta Paediatrica. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2014/2
Y1 - 2014/2
N2 - AIM: To construct new Danish growth charts for 0- to 20-year-olds and to compare them with Danish references from 1982 and with World Health Organization (WHO) standards for children aged 0-5 years from 2006, by applying similar inclusion and exclusion criteria.METHODS: Anthropometric data from three contemporary Danish population-based studies were combined. References for height were based on healthy Caucasian children born at term. A total of 12,671 height measurements (8055 in boys and 4616 in girls) were included. Reference charts were developed using the generalised additive models for location, scale and shape.RESULTS: From prepubertal ages, a secular increase in height was observed for both genders. The differences were most pronounced in puberty, and final heights were increased by 1.4 cm in boys and 2.9 cm in girls compared to 1982 references. In boys, but not girls an upward shift in body mass index (BMI) above median levels was found. Reference curves for height were superimposable with standard curves based on the selective WHO criteria. Danish children were longer/taller and heavier and they had larger head circumferences than those reported in the recent multiethnic WHO standards.CONCLUSION: We recommend national implementation of these contemporary 2014 Danish references for anthropometric measurements.
AB - AIM: To construct new Danish growth charts for 0- to 20-year-olds and to compare them with Danish references from 1982 and with World Health Organization (WHO) standards for children aged 0-5 years from 2006, by applying similar inclusion and exclusion criteria.METHODS: Anthropometric data from three contemporary Danish population-based studies were combined. References for height were based on healthy Caucasian children born at term. A total of 12,671 height measurements (8055 in boys and 4616 in girls) were included. Reference charts were developed using the generalised additive models for location, scale and shape.RESULTS: From prepubertal ages, a secular increase in height was observed for both genders. The differences were most pronounced in puberty, and final heights were increased by 1.4 cm in boys and 2.9 cm in girls compared to 1982 references. In boys, but not girls an upward shift in body mass index (BMI) above median levels was found. Reference curves for height were superimposable with standard curves based on the selective WHO criteria. Danish children were longer/taller and heavier and they had larger head circumferences than those reported in the recent multiethnic WHO standards.CONCLUSION: We recommend national implementation of these contemporary 2014 Danish references for anthropometric measurements.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Anthropometry
KW - Body Height
KW - Body Mass Index
KW - Body Weight
KW - Child
KW - Child, Preschool
KW - Denmark
KW - Female
KW - Growth Charts
KW - Humans
KW - Infant
KW - Male
KW - Reference Values
KW - Young Adult
U2 - 10.1111/apa.12468
DO - 10.1111/apa.12468
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 24127859
VL - 103
SP - 214
EP - 224
JO - Acta Paediatrica
JF - Acta Paediatrica
SN - 0803-5253
IS - 2
ER -
ID: 138729416