Low length/weight growth trajectories of early-term infants during the first year: evidence from a longitudinal study in China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify common length, weight and body mass index (BMI) growth trajectories of term infants during infancy, and to determine their association with early-term infants.

Design

Prospective longitudinal study.

Setting

Wuhan, China.

Patients

A total of 4308 term infants (born at 37-41 weeks of gestation) were included. All term infants were single live birth with no defects and birth weight ≥2500 g, and their mothers were permanent residents of Wuhan for more than 2 years. After excluding 887 infants, a total of 3421 term infants (1028 early-term infants born at 37-38 weeks of gestation and 2393 full-term infants born at 39-41 weeks of gestation) entered the statistical analysis stage.

Main outcome measures

Patterns of length, weight and BMI gr

SUBMITTER: Chen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8724713 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature