Abstract
Background:Growth velocity standards are essential for proper evaluation of child growth. The goal of this study was to construct weight, height and head circumference growth velocity charts for infants.Methods:This study includes 256 infants (124 boys and 132 girls) born in Maku, Northwest of Iran, and monitored from birth until they were 5 years. The weights and heights of the subjects were recorded at birth, one, two, four, six months and 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4 and 5 years of age, while the head circumferences were measured until they were 1.5 years old. In this study, the LMS method using LMS chart maker software, was utilized to obtain growth velocity centiles.Results:Growth velocity charts for weight, height and head circumference (5th, 50th, 95th percentiles) were obtained. The velocity growth charts decreased rapidly from birth to 2 years and then remained relatively constant up to 5 years for both sexes. The growth velocity of boys was higher than girls through the first year of age but became equal at 12 months of age and no significant difference was seen up to 5 years.Conclusion:Growth velocity studies are really sparse in Iran. In this study, longitudinal data were used to obtain growth velocity centiles. Furthermore, the weight and height velocities of infants from Shiraz, southern Iran, and U.K were compared.
Highlights
Growth is a dynamic process whereby a living organism increases in size over a period of time
The growth velocity of boys was higher than girls through the first year of age but became equal at 12 months of age and no significant difference was seen up to 5 years
Growth velocity studies are really sparse in Iran
Summary
Growth is a dynamic process whereby a living organism increases in size over a period of time. The accurate monitoring of physical growth in infants is of value for the assessment of health status, identifying deviations from normality and determining the effectiveness of interventions (de Onis et al, 2012). Anthropometric measurements are significant indices to predict infant health and future outcome M. Ayatollahi & Shahsavari, 2002). Height and head circumference of new born infants are the most common parameters for measuring the physical growth of infants (Fok et al, 2003). Growth velocity standards are essential for proper evaluation of child growth. The goal of this study was to construct weight, height and head circumference growth velocity charts for infants
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