Failure to thrive in pediatric patients with congenital heart disease: a cross-sectional study of 13,256 patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence and risk factors for failure to thrive (FTT) in pediatric patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) remain ambiguous. We aimed to investigate the prevalence, growth profiles, risk factors, and vulnerable subtypes of CHD associated with FTT in pediatric patients with CHD.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study based on Chinese Database for Congenital Heart Surgery. FTT was defined as either stunting or underweight (height or weight standard deviation score <-2), and they were standardized by references of normal Chinese population. Risk factors was determined with logistic regression model, and growth profiles were delineated in each subgroup.

Findings

A total of 13,256 CHD patients were included in this study, with 3994 patients of mild

SUBMITTER: He Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10844746 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature