Growth and nutritional risk in children with developmental delay

Introduction Nutritional risk impacts outcome in developmental delay. The main objectives were to identify the incidence and factors contributing to growth faltering. Methods Clinical data review was completed for 500 patients with developmental delay accepted to an Early Intervention service. Data...

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Published in:Irish journal of medical science 2016-11, Vol.185 (4), p.839-846
Main Authors: Malone, C., Sharif, F., Glennon-Slattery, C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child
Developmental Disabilities - etiology
Diet
Family Medicine
Female
General Practice
Growth and Development
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Nutritional Status - genetics
Original Article
Retrospective Studies
Risk
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Summary:Introduction Nutritional risk impacts outcome in developmental delay. The main objectives were to identify the incidence and factors contributing to growth faltering. Methods Clinical data review was completed for 500 patients with developmental delay accepted to an Early Intervention service. Data was collected using the standardised parent nutrition screening checklist prior to and at time of initial dietary assessment. Data was compared to nutritional assessment data, GOSH and FSAI dietary guidelines. Weight category was determined using RCPCH growth and BMI charts. Statistical analysis was conducted using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 20 (IBM Statistics 20.0). Results Nutritional risk was identified in 48.6 %. Weight categories were growth faltering (13.5 %), underweight (7.7 %), overweight (8.4 %) and obesity (4.3 %) at initial assessment. Growth faltering was correlated with age
ISSN:0021-1265
1863-4362
DOI:10.1007/s11845-015-1377-3