The 2014 Danish references from birth to 20 years for height, weight and body mass index

TY - JOUR

T1 - The 2014 Danish references from birth to 20 years for height, weight and body mass index

AU - Tinggaard, Jeanette

AU - Aksglaede, Lise

AU - Sørensen, Kaspar

AU - Mouritsen, Annette

AU - Wohlfahrt-Veje, Christine

AU - Hagen, Casper P

AU - Mieritz, Mikkel G

AU - Jørgensen, Niels

AU - Wolthers, Ole D

AU - Heuck, Carsten

AU - Petersen, Jørgen Holm

AU - Main, Katharina M

AU - Juul, Anders

N1 - ©2013 Foundation Acta Paediatrica. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

PY - 2014/2

Y1 - 2014/2

N2 - AIM: To construct new Danish growth charts for 0- to 20-year-olds and to compare them with Danish references from 1982 and with World Health Organization (WHO) standards for children aged 0-5 years from 2006, by applying similar inclusion and exclusion criteria.METHODS: Anthropometric data from three contemporary Danish population-based studies were combined. References for height were based on healthy Caucasian children born at term. A total of 12,671 height measurements (8055 in boys and 4616 in girls) were included. Reference charts were developed using the generalised additive models for location, scale and shape.RESULTS: From prepubertal ages, a secular increase in height was observed for both genders. The differences were most pronounced in puberty, and final heights were increased by 1.4 cm in boys and 2.9 cm in girls compared to 1982 references. In boys, but not girls an upward shift in body mass index (BMI) above median levels was found. Reference curves for height were superimposable with standard curves based on the selective WHO criteria. Danish children were longer/taller and heavier and they had larger head circumferences than those reported in the recent multiethnic WHO standards.CONCLUSION: We recommend national implementation of these contemporary 2014 Danish references for anthropometric measurements.

AB - AIM: To construct new Danish growth charts for 0- to 20-year-olds and to compare them with Danish references from 1982 and with World Health Organization (WHO) standards for children aged 0-5 years from 2006, by applying similar inclusion and exclusion criteria.METHODS: Anthropometric data from three contemporary Danish population-based studies were combined. References for height were based on healthy Caucasian children born at term. A total of 12,671 height measurements (8055 in boys and 4616 in girls) were included. Reference charts were developed using the generalised additive models for location, scale and shape.RESULTS: From prepubertal ages, a secular increase in height was observed for both genders. The differences were most pronounced in puberty, and final heights were increased by 1.4 cm in boys and 2.9 cm in girls compared to 1982 references. In boys, but not girls an upward shift in body mass index (BMI) above median levels was found. Reference curves for height were superimposable with standard curves based on the selective WHO criteria. Danish children were longer/taller and heavier and they had larger head circumferences than those reported in the recent multiethnic WHO standards.CONCLUSION: We recommend national implementation of these contemporary 2014 Danish references for anthropometric measurements.

KW - Adolescent

KW - Anthropometry

KW - Body Height

KW - Body Mass Index

KW - Body Weight

KW - Child

KW - Child, Preschool

KW - Denmark

KW - Female

KW - Growth Charts

KW - Humans

KW - Infant

KW - Male

KW - Reference Values

KW - Young Adult

U2 - 10.1111/apa.12468

DO - 10.1111/apa.12468

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 24127859

SN - 0803-5253

VL - 103

SP - 214

EP - 224

JO - Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, Supplement

JF - Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, Supplement

IS - 2

ER -