Establishment of Z Score Reference of Growth Parameters for Egyptian School Children and Adolescents Aged From 5 to 19 Years: A Cross Sectional Study
Background: Growth charts are an important method for evaluating a child's health, growth, and nutritional status.Objective: To establish Lambda—Mu- Sigma (LMS) and Z score references for assessment of growth and nutritional status in Egyptian school children and adolescents.Methods: A total of...
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| author | Ali M. El Shafie Fady M. El-Gendy Dalia M. Allahony Zein A. Omar Mohamed A. Samir Ahmed N. El-Bazzar Mohamed A. Abd El-Fattah Amir A. Abdel Monsef Amir M. Kairallah Hythem M. Raafet Ghada M. Baza Amany G. Salah Walaa S. Galab Zeinab A. Kasemy Wael A. Bahbah |
| author_facet | Ali M. El Shafie Fady M. El-Gendy Dalia M. Allahony Zein A. Omar Mohamed A. Samir Ahmed N. El-Bazzar Mohamed A. Abd El-Fattah Amir A. Abdel Monsef Amir M. Kairallah Hythem M. Raafet Ghada M. Baza Amany G. Salah Walaa S. Galab Zeinab A. Kasemy Wael A. Bahbah |
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| description | Background: Growth charts are an important method for evaluating a child's health, growth, and nutritional status.Objective: To establish Lambda—Mu- Sigma (LMS) and Z score references for assessment of growth and nutritional status in Egyptian school children and adolescents.Methods: A total of 34,822 Egyptian school children and adolescents from 5 to 19 years were enrolled in a cross sectional randomized study from December 2017 to November 2019 to create LMS and Z score references for weight, height and body mass index (BMI) corresponding to ages. They were selected from different districts in Egypt. Apparent Healthy children with good nutritional history and not suffering from any chronic diseases were included in the study.Results: Egyptian children of both sexes (54.3% boys and 45.7 % girls) from 5 to 19 years old were studied. Then LMS and Z scores for weight for age, height for age, BMI for age of both sexes were represented in detailed tables and graphs. There was no statistically significant difference between the Egyptian Z score charts and the reference values of WHO for weight, height and BMI corresponding to age (P > 0.05).Conclusion: This is the first national reference for growth and nutritional assessment using LMS and Z score charts in Egyptian school children and adolescents, this tool is essential for healthcare and research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a825b5aca9ad47ccb548ef212383dc9a2022-12-21T18:10:12ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pediatrics2296-23602020-07-01810.3389/fped.2020.00368548535Establishment of Z Score Reference of Growth Parameters for Egyptian School Children and Adolescents Aged From 5 to 19 Years: A Cross Sectional StudyAli M. El Shafie0Fady M. El-Gendy1Dalia M. Allahony2Zein A. Omar3Mohamed A. Samir4Ahmed N. El-Bazzar5Mohamed A. Abd El-Fattah6Amir A. Abdel Monsef7Amir M. Kairallah8Hythem M. Raafet9Ghada M. Baza10Amany G. Salah11Walaa S. Galab12Zeinab A. Kasemy13Wael A. Bahbah14Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shebeen El-Kom, EgyptDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shebeen El-Kom, EgyptDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shebeen El-Kom, EgyptDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shebeen El-Kom, EgyptDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shebeen El-Kom, EgyptMinistry of Health Hospitals, Cairo, EgyptMinistry of Health Hospitals, Cairo, EgyptMinistry of Health Hospitals, Cairo, EgyptMinistry of Health Hospitals, Cairo, EgyptMinistry of Health Hospitals, Cairo, EgyptMinistry of Health Hospitals, Cairo, EgyptMinistry of Health Hospitals, Cairo, EgyptMinistry of Health Hospitals, Cairo, EgyptDepartment of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shebeen El-Kom, EgyptDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shebeen El-Kom, EgyptBackground: Growth charts are an important method for evaluating a child's health, growth, and nutritional status.Objective: To establish Lambda—Mu- Sigma (LMS) and Z score references for assessment of growth and nutritional status in Egyptian school children and adolescents.Methods: A total of 34,822 Egyptian school children and adolescents from 5 to 19 years were enrolled in a cross sectional randomized study from December 2017 to November 2019 to create LMS and Z score references for weight, height and body mass index (BMI) corresponding to ages. They were selected from different districts in Egypt. Apparent Healthy children with good nutritional history and not suffering from any chronic diseases were included in the study.Results: Egyptian children of both sexes (54.3% boys and 45.7 % girls) from 5 to 19 years old were studied. Then LMS and Z scores for weight for age, height for age, BMI for age of both sexes were represented in detailed tables and graphs. There was no statistically significant difference between the Egyptian Z score charts and the reference values of WHO for weight, height and BMI corresponding to age (P > 0.05).Conclusion: This is the first national reference for growth and nutritional assessment using LMS and Z score charts in Egyptian school children and adolescents, this tool is essential for healthcare and research.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2020.00368/fulladolescentEgyptian Z scoregrowth parametersnutritional statusschool children |
| spellingShingle | Ali M. El Shafie Fady M. El-Gendy Dalia M. Allahony Zein A. Omar Mohamed A. Samir Ahmed N. El-Bazzar Mohamed A. Abd El-Fattah Amir A. Abdel Monsef Amir M. Kairallah Hythem M. Raafet Ghada M. Baza Amany G. Salah Walaa S. Galab Zeinab A. Kasemy Wael A. Bahbah Establishment of Z Score Reference of Growth Parameters for Egyptian School Children and Adolescents Aged From 5 to 19 Years: A Cross Sectional Study Frontiers in Pediatrics adolescent Egyptian Z score growth parameters nutritional status school children |
| title | Establishment of Z Score Reference of Growth Parameters for Egyptian School Children and Adolescents Aged From 5 to 19 Years: A Cross Sectional Study |
| title_full | Establishment of Z Score Reference of Growth Parameters for Egyptian School Children and Adolescents Aged From 5 to 19 Years: A Cross Sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Establishment of Z Score Reference of Growth Parameters for Egyptian School Children and Adolescents Aged From 5 to 19 Years: A Cross Sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Establishment of Z Score Reference of Growth Parameters for Egyptian School Children and Adolescents Aged From 5 to 19 Years: A Cross Sectional Study |
| title_short | Establishment of Z Score Reference of Growth Parameters for Egyptian School Children and Adolescents Aged From 5 to 19 Years: A Cross Sectional Study |
| title_sort | establishment of z score reference of growth parameters for egyptian school children and adolescents aged from 5 to 19 years a cross sectional study |
| topic | adolescent Egyptian Z score growth parameters nutritional status school children |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2020.00368/full |
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