Patterns of early life somatic growth in infants and children with a history of chronic lung disease of prematurity.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Preterm infants, and especially those with additional comorbidities, are at risk of early life growth failure, which may impact postnatal lung growth and attainment of peak lung function. However, little is known about the early life growth patterns of those with chronic lung disease. The goal of this study was to describe the patterns appreciated in this population and their association with certain clinical characteristics.

Study design

Demographic, clinical characteristics, and somatic growth parameters between birth and 3 years were retrospectively reviewed for a cohort of children (n = 616) recruited from an outpatient pulmonary clinic. Group-based trajectory modeling was used to identify unique longitudinal trajectories for each growth parameter. Demographic

SUBMITTER: Aoyama BC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10576865 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature