Journal article
Growth of extremely preterm survivors from birth to 18 years of age compared with term controls
G Roberts, J Cheong, G Opie, E Carse, N Davis, J Duff, KJ Lee, L Doyle
Pediatrics | Published : 2013
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To determine changes in height, weight, and BMI of extremely preterm (EPT; gestational age ,28 completed weeks) survivors from birth to 18 years of age, compared with term controls. METHODS: Birth, discharge, and follow-up at ages 2, 5, 8, and 18 years of consecutive EPT survivors and contemporaneous term controls born in 1991-1992 in Victoria, Australia. Weight, height, and BMI were converted to z scores and compared between groups. Height z scores at age 2 and midparental height z scores were examined as predictors of height z score at age 18 years. RESULTS: Follow-up rates were .90% until 18 years, when 166 (74%) of 225 EPT subjects and 153 (60%) of 253 controls were assessed...
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia
Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Awarded by Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Newborn Medicine
Funding Acknowledgements
This work was partly funded by the Victorian Government and by Project grant 491246 from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia. Dr Roberts is supported by National Health and Medical Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship 607384 and the Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Newborn Medicine grant 546519.The following Victorian Infant Study Group participants were successful applicants for Project grant 491246 from the National Health and Medical Research Council: Lex Doyle, Peter Anderson, Stephen Wood, Colin Robertson, Sarah Hope, Doug Hacking, Jeanie Cheong.