Z-score growth reference data for Saudi preschool children

Assessment of growth using Z-score methods is important for clinical care and research, yet growth reference Z-score data for preschool Saudi children are not available. Establish Z-score tables and corresponding growth charts. Uses data from a national survey in 2004-2005. Community-based random sa...

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Published in:Annals of Saudi medicine 2017-01, Vol.37 (1), p.10-15
Main Authors: El Mouzan, Mohammad Issa, Shaffi, Ahamed, Salloum, Abdullah Al, Alqurashi, Mansour M, Herbish, Abdullah Al, Omer, Ahmad Al
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Body Height
Body Mass Index
Body Weight
Child, Preschool
Children & youth
Data collection
Female
Girls
Growth Charts
Head - growth & development
Humans
Male
Methods
Nutrition
Original
Physical growth
Population
Preschool children
Reference Values
Saudi Arabia
Standard deviation
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Summary:Assessment of growth using Z-score methods is important for clinical care and research, yet growth reference Z-score data for preschool Saudi children are not available. Establish Z-score tables and corresponding growth charts. Uses data from a national survey in 2004-2005. Community-based random sample of preschool Saudi children. Raw data from the previous nationally representative sample were analyzed using the L, M, and S statistical methods to calculate Z-scores of growth. Z-scores reference values for weight, length/height, head circumference, weight for length/height, and body mass index for age for boys and girls from birth to 60 months of age. For 15 601 Saudi children (7896, 50.6 % boys) Z-score tables and graphs from birth to 60 months of age were derived for boys and girls. The tables and graphs include weight for age, length/height for age, head circumference for age, weight for length/height, and BMI for age. Z-score reference data on the growth of preschool Saudi infants and children is essential for healthcare and research. Does not include regional variations.
ISSN:0256-4947
0975-4466
DOI:10.5144/0256-4947.2017.10