The height-, weight-, and BMI-for-age of Polish school-aged children and adolescents relative to international and local growth references.

摘要: The growth of children is an indicator health and society's wellbeing. Growth references are useful in monitoring a child's growth, which very important part child care. Poland's not updated regularly. Although several reference ranges have been developed Poland over recent years, sampling was restricted to urban populations major cities. aim this study assess how well Polish match with, or diverge from, regional charts compare them with international references. Four two (WHO 2007 USCDC2000) were used calculate the height, weight BMI z-scores recent, large, population-representative sample school-aged adolescents Poland. distributions analysed descriptive inferential statistical methods. Mean height calculated use WHO USCDC2000 positive significantly different from zero entire age range. mean z-score closest Poznan for boys (0.05) Warszawa girls (0.01). Median under all range only exception 18-year-old girls' relative USCDC2000. males early childhood, decreasing age. In case girls, median using close decreased reached minimum values at 18 years. Lodz fluctuated between 0.05 0.2 studied contemporary children, differed those These differences should be considered when There exist certain limitations analysis weight, used.