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. 2023 Dec 20;15(12):e50865.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.50865. eCollection 2023 Dec.

Growth Velocity in South Indian Children Between Three and 18 Years of Age

Gayatri Sabinkar  1 , Babulal Sabinkar  2 , Vijaya Sarathi  3 , Dileep K Kumar  4
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Growth Velocity in South Indian Children Between Three and 18 Years of Age

Gayatri Sabinkar et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Objective Height velocity is a crucial anthropometric parameter for the evaluation of mild- or recent-onset short stature; however, there is no data on height velocity in South Indian children. We undertook this study to establish the normative data. Methods This prospective longitudinal study included 3327 apparently healthy children aged three to 18 years from government and private schools of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. Height and weight were measured at baseline and three-monthly intervals for one year (October 2018 to October 2019). Results Age- and sex-specific height velocity percentiles were generated. The data was available in 1627 boys and 1700 girls. The mean peak height velocity (PHV) was 7.18±2.56 cm in boys observed at 12-12.9 years and 5.8±2.56 cm in girls at 10-10.9 years. Conclusion Normative height velocity data for South Indian children has been presented.

Keywords: growth monitoring; growth velocity charts; height velocity; short stature (ss); south indian.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. Flowchart depicting the recruitment of children for the analyses.
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