Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background and Objectives: A comprehensive understanding of the physiological processes leading to regular growth during childhood and adolescence is necessary to enable physiological growth during this critical stage of development and the achievement of a suitable final height, especially of those changes that arise in these populations at high risk of growth impairment.To determine the mean of growth parameters of children presenting with type I diabetes mellitus in a tertiary care hospital.METHODOLOGY: A total of 568 children aged 1-18 years of either gender presenting with T1D were included.Patients with celiac disease (on EGD), hypothyroidism (TSH>5mIU) and eating disorders were excluded.Then children underwent anthropometric measurements like height in centimeters by using measuring tape and weight in kilograms on weighing machine.RESULTS: The mean age in this study was 9.58 ± 2.88 years, with a range of 1 to 18 years.Among the patients, 296 (52.11%) were between the ages of 1 and 9. Diabetes mellitus lasted 6.33 ± 2.04 years on average.With a male to female ratio of 1.7:1, 358 (63.03%) and 210 (36.97%) of these 568 patients were male.Patients in my study had an average height of 111.09 ± 21.47 cm.The weight was 30.31 ± 5.65 kg on average.CONCLUSION: This study concluded that the mean of growth parameters of children presenting with type I diabetes mellitus is quite low.KEYWORDS: Type-I diabetes mellitus, height, weight out the course of the disease (5).The attainment of a suitable final height and physiological growth during this crucial stage of development require a thorough understanding of the physio
Language: English
Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4407699638