Small for Gestational Age: Short Stature and Beyond

Small for gestational age associated with short stature during adolescence.

This study examined the relationship between intrauterine growth retardation and adolescent stature in a sample of 1510 White subjects (754 males and 756 females) who were evaluated at birth and at the ages of 15, 16, and 17 years. The subjects were classified into two groups based on birthweight, small for gestational age (SGA) and appropriate for gestational age (AGA), corresponding respectiv...

Comparative Study of Cord Lipid Profile in Small for Gestational Age and Appropriate for Gestational Age Newborn

Background: This study was conducted to compare the cord blood lipid profile in term small for gestation (SGA) and appropriate for gestational age (AGA) babies as determination of cord blood lipid profile is useful screening tool for early detection of babies at higher risk as atherosclerosis has its genesis in childhood. Methods: Study Design: Hospital based cross sectional study. Setting: ne...

Motives for growth enhancing hormone treatment in adolescents with idiopathic short stature or persistent short stature after born small for gestational age: a questionnaire and structured interview study

Food intake of children with short stature born small for gestational age before and during a randomized GH trial.

Parents of short children born SGA often report that their children have a serious lack of appetite and a low food intake. In this study we investigated food intake, by using a standardized 7-day food questionnaire, in 88 short SGA children before start of GH treatment. The intake was compared with the recommended daily intake (RDI) of age-matched children. We also compared the food intake of G...

Subclassification of small for gestational age children with persistent short stature: growth patterns and response to GH treatment.

AIM We determined whether subclassification of short small for gestational age (SGA) children according to birth anthropometrics could delineate different patterns in gestation, delivery, postnatal growth, response to growth hormone (GH) treatment and parental height. METHODS 201 short SGA children were divided into three groups, SGA(L), SGA(L+W) and SGA(L+W+HC), according to birth length (L)...