Syrian national growth references for children and adolescents aged 2-20 years.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the past three decades, growth charts have become one of the principal tools for monitoring anthropometric development in individuals and populations as well. Growth references by the CDC and other countries have been widely used in our hospitals and healthcare units for clinical assessment of children's development. The apparent overestimation and underestimation of many children's anthropometrics indicated the need to construct our own references. The objective of this study is to establish the national growth references for the Syrian population 2-20-year-old.

Methods

A multicenter cross-sectional sample of 13,548 subjects, aged 2-20 years, were recruited from various kindergartens, schools, and universities across the Syrian Arab Republic between Februa

SUBMITTER: Zamlout A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9107173 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature