Effects of Diagnosis by Newborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis on Weight and Length in the First Year of Life.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Since the implementation of universal newborn screening (NBS) for cystic fibrosis (CF), the timing and magnitude of growth deficiency or its association with correlates of disease among infants with CF who underwent NBS has not been well described.

Objective

To examine incremental weight gain, linear growth, and clinical features in the first year of life among infants with CF who underwent NBS.

Design, setting, and participants

The Baby Observational and Nutrition Study (BONUS), a multicenter, longitudinal, observational cohort study, was conducted during regular CF clinic visits in the first 12 months of life at 28 US Cystic Fibrosis Foundation-accredited Care Centers from January 7, 2012, through May 31, 2015. Participants included 231 infants younger th

SUBMITTER: Leung DH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5731827 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature