Body Parameters of Czech Breastfed Children Compared to the Czech References and WHO Growth Standards

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F67985807%3A_____%2F17%3A00478638" target="_blank" >RIV/67985807:_____/17:00478638 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11120/17:43913237 RIV/75010330:_____/17:00011833

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2017.1355981" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2017.1355981</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2017.1355981" target="_blank" >10.1080/03014460.2017.1355981</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Body Parameters of Czech Breastfed Children Compared to the Czech References and WHO Growth Standards

Original language description

The study concerns the comparison of percentile curves of Czech breastfed children with Czech national references from 1991 and 2001 and WHO growth standards. Growth charts of breastfed children demonstrate different curve shapes, especially in the first months of life. Incorrect interpretation of the growth curve could lead to premature introduction of complementary foods or infant formula. Aim: The comparison of four body parameters of Czech breastfed children with currently used Czech national references and WHO standards in order to recommend that Czech paediatricians use either Czech references or WHO standards in their practice. Subjects and methods: Nine hundred and sixty breastfed children were included in the study of length-for-age, head circumference-for-age, weight-for-age and weight-for-length parameters. All percentile curves were compared. Values of the 50th percentile expressed in z-scores based on both Czech references and WHO standards were tested. Results: The study confirmed results of previous surveys documenting that growth of breastfed children is specific. Nevertheless, percentile curves of growth parameters of Czech breastfed children are closer to Czech references than WHO standards. Conclusions: The Czech national references fulfil the needs of Czech paediatricians (with pointing to specifics of breastfed child growth) and WHO standards are suitable, especially for international comparison.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10103 - Statistics and probability

Project

<a href="/en/project/NS9974" target="_blank" >NS9974: Elaboration of guidelines for assessment of growth of a breastfed child pursuant to a comparison of growth of exclusively breastfed children with both, current Czech growth charts and the standards of the World Health Organisation.</a><br>

Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Annals of Human Biology

ISSN

0301-4460

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

44

Issue of the periodical within the volume

7

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

7

Pages from-to

593-599

UT code for WoS article

000415710200003

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85028535239