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Insufficient weight gain under 3 years of age correlates with short stature in school-aged children

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: Key words: infancy-childhood-puberty (ICP) model, insufficient weight gain, short stature, constitutional delay of growth and maturation Highlights• Poor weight gain under 3 yr of age correlates with short stature in adolescence.• Birth weight does not affect the height in adolescence.• Poor weight gain in infancy may indicate reduced adult height.

Source: Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology

DOI: 10.1297/cpe.2022-0082

Authors: Satomi Koyama, Junko Naganuma, Osamu Arisaka, Shigemi Yoshihara

Institutions: Dokkyo Medical University, Nasu Red Cross Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors

Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4366808492

FWCI: 0.347

Cites: 12

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10