Limbs Anthropometry of Singleton Chinese Newborns of 28–42 Weeks’ Gestation

Vol. 89, No. 1, 2006

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Limbs Anthropometry of Singleton Chinese Newborns of 28-42 Weeks' Gestation
T.F. Fok^a, K.L. Hon^a, P.C. Ng^a, E. Wong^b, H.K. So^a, J. Lau^b, C.B. Chow^c, W.H. Lee^d, and the Hong Kong Neonatal Measurements Working Group

^aDepartment of Paediatrics,
^bCentre of Clinical Trials and Epidemiology Research, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Department of Paediatrics,
^cPrincess Margaret Hospital and
^dQueen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, SAR, China

Address of Corresponding Author

Biol Neonate 2006;89:25-34 (DOI: 10.1159/000088195)

Key Words

Limbs
Anthropometric measurements
Gestational age
Chinese infants

Abstract

Abnormalities of limbs are important features of some syndromes recognizable at birth. The purpose of this study was to establish normal standards of limbs including arm length, arm circumference, upper arm length, lower arm length, leg length, thigh circumference, upper leg length, and lower leg length. 10,226 infants (5,422 males, 4,804 females) with gestation 28-42 weeks from 12 hospitals were included. The LMS method using maximum penalized likelihood was used to perform model fitting of the anthropometric centiles for these parameters. This study provided the first set of references for the limbs of the infants by gestation and gender. Racial differences were found when comparing with other populations. The parameters are useful for evaluation of morphologic disorders involving the limbs.

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Prof. T.F. Fok
Department of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital
Shatin, Hong Kong, SAR (China)
Tel. +852 2632 1339, Fax +852 2647 1557
E-Mail taifaifok@cuhk.edu.hk

Article Information

Received: December 20, 2004
Accepted: May 2, 2005
Published online: September 8, 2005
Number of Print Pages : 10
Number of Figures : 8, Number of Tables : 9, Number of References : 32

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