Accuracy of international growth charts to assess nutritional status in children and adolescents: a systematic review
Abstract Objective: To verify, through a systematic review, the accuracy of nutritional assessment in children and adolescents using the length/height-for-age and BMI-for-age growth charts of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2000), the World Health Organization (WHO) (2006/2007...
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| author | Mariane Helen de Oliveira Débora dos Santos Pereira Daiane Sousa Melo Jessica Cumpian Silva Wolney Lisboa Conde |
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| description | Abstract Objective: To verify, through a systematic review, the accuracy of nutritional assessment in children and adolescents using the length/height-for-age and BMI-for-age growth charts of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2000), the World Health Organization (WHO) (2006/2007) and the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) (2012). Data source: We selected articles from the databases Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), through PubMed, National Library of Medicine and The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) and Virtual Health Library (VHL). The following descriptors were used for the search: “Child”, “Adolescent”, “Nutritional Assessment”, “Growth Chart”, “Ethnic Groups”, “Stature by age”, “Body Mass Index”, “Comparison”, “CDC”, “WHO”, and “IOTF”. The selected articles were assessed for quality through the Quality Assessment Tool for Observational Cohort and Cross-Sectional Studies of the NIH. Data synthesis: Thirty-three studies published between 2007 and 2020 were selected and, of these, 20 presented good quality, 12 presented fair quality and one presented poor quality. For children under five years old, the WHO length/height-for-age growth charts were shown appropriate for children from Argentina, South Africa, Brazil, Gabon, Qatar, Pakistan and the United States. For those five years old and older, the WHO BMI-for-age growth charts were accurate for the Brazilian and Canadian populations, while the IOTF growth charts were accurate for the European populations. Conclusions: There are difficulties in obtaining international growth charts for children from 5 years old and older that go along with a long period of growth, and which include genetic, cultural and socioeconomic differences of multiethnic populations who have already overcome the secular trend in height. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1957b37ac66d41e68a1da8aea647bea92022-12-21T21:17:28ZengSociedade de Pediatria de São PauloRevista Paulista de Pediatria1984-04622022-04-014010.1590/1984-0462/2022/40/2021016Accuracy of international growth charts to assess nutritional status in children and adolescents: a systematic reviewMariane Helen de Oliveirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6552-3430Débora dos Santos Pereirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8129-5116Daiane Sousa Melohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0560-5645Jessica Cumpian Silvahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0362-3839Wolney Lisboa Condehttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0493-134XAbstract Objective: To verify, through a systematic review, the accuracy of nutritional assessment in children and adolescents using the length/height-for-age and BMI-for-age growth charts of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2000), the World Health Organization (WHO) (2006/2007) and the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) (2012). Data source: We selected articles from the databases Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), through PubMed, National Library of Medicine and The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) and Virtual Health Library (VHL). The following descriptors were used for the search: “Child”, “Adolescent”, “Nutritional Assessment”, “Growth Chart”, “Ethnic Groups”, “Stature by age”, “Body Mass Index”, “Comparison”, “CDC”, “WHO”, and “IOTF”. The selected articles were assessed for quality through the Quality Assessment Tool for Observational Cohort and Cross-Sectional Studies of the NIH. Data synthesis: Thirty-three studies published between 2007 and 2020 were selected and, of these, 20 presented good quality, 12 presented fair quality and one presented poor quality. For children under five years old, the WHO length/height-for-age growth charts were shown appropriate for children from Argentina, South Africa, Brazil, Gabon, Qatar, Pakistan and the United States. For those five years old and older, the WHO BMI-for-age growth charts were accurate for the Brazilian and Canadian populations, while the IOTF growth charts were accurate for the European populations. Conclusions: There are difficulties in obtaining international growth charts for children from 5 years old and older that go along with a long period of growth, and which include genetic, cultural and socioeconomic differences of multiethnic populations who have already overcome the secular trend in height.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822022000100515&tlng=enChildAdolescentNutrition assessmentGrowth chartsStature by ageBody mass index |
| spellingShingle | Mariane Helen de Oliveira Débora dos Santos Pereira Daiane Sousa Melo Jessica Cumpian Silva Wolney Lisboa Conde Accuracy of international growth charts to assess nutritional status in children and adolescents: a systematic review Revista Paulista de Pediatria Child Adolescent Nutrition assessment Growth charts Stature by age Body mass index |
| title | Accuracy of international growth charts to assess nutritional status in children and adolescents: a systematic review |
| title_full | Accuracy of international growth charts to assess nutritional status in children and adolescents: a systematic review |
| title_fullStr | Accuracy of international growth charts to assess nutritional status in children and adolescents: a systematic review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Accuracy of international growth charts to assess nutritional status in children and adolescents: a systematic review |
| title_short | Accuracy of international growth charts to assess nutritional status in children and adolescents: a systematic review |
| title_sort | accuracy of international growth charts to assess nutritional status in children and adolescents a systematic review |
| topic | Child Adolescent Nutrition assessment Growth charts Stature by age Body mass index |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822022000100515&tlng=en |
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