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European Journal of Pediatrics
Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics 5/2011

Open Access 01-05-2011 | Original Paper

Polish 2010 growth references for school-aged children and adolescents

Authors: Zbigniew Kułaga, Mieczysław Litwin, Marcin Tkaczyk, Iwona Palczewska, Małgorzata Zajączkowska, Danuta Zwolińska, Tomasz Krynicki, Anna Wasilewska, Anna Moczulska, Aurelia Morawiec-Knysak, Katarzyna Barwicka, Aneta Grajda, Beata Gurzkowska, Ewelina Napieralska, Huiqi Pan

Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 5/2011

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Abstract

Growth references are useful in monitoring a child's growth, which is an essential part of child care. The aim of this paper was to provide updated growth references for Polish school-aged children and adolescents and show the prevalence of overweight and obesity among them. Growth references for height, weight, and body mass index (BMI) were constructed with the lambda, mu, sigma (LMS) method using data from a recent, large, population-representative sample of school-aged children and adolescents in Poland (n = 17,573). The prevalence of overweight and obesity according to the International Obesity Taskforce definition was determined with the use of LMSGrowth software. Updated growth references for Polish school-aged children and adolescents were compared with Polish growth references from the 1980s, the Warsaw 1996–1999 reference, German, and 2000 CDC references. A positive secular trend in height was observed in children and adolescents from 7 to 15 years of age. A significant shift of the upper tail of the BMI distribution occurred, especially in Polish boys at younger ages. The prevalence of overweight or obesity was 18.7% and 14.1% in school-aged boys and girls, respectively. The presented height, weight, and BMI references are based on a current, nationally representative sample of Polish children and adolescents without known disorders affecting growth. Changes in the body size of children and adolescents over the last three decades suggest an influence of the changing economical situation on anthropometric indices.
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Metadata
Title
Polish 2010 growth references for school-aged children and adolescents
Authors
Zbigniew Kułaga
Mieczysław Litwin
Marcin Tkaczyk
Iwona Palczewska
Małgorzata Zajączkowska
Danuta Zwolińska
Tomasz Krynicki
Anna Wasilewska
Anna Moczulska
Aurelia Morawiec-Knysak
Katarzyna Barwicka
Aneta Grajda
Beata Gurzkowska
Ewelina Napieralska
Huiqi Pan
Publication date
01-05-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 5/2011
Print ISSN: 0340-6199
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1076
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-010-1329-x

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