- 期刊
台灣地區唐氏症之身高體重調查及試作生長曲線
Anthropometric Study on down Syndrome in Taiwan
摘要
唐氏症兒童之生長發育不同於正常兒童。本研究調查國內四家教學醫院及中南部地區特殊教養機構中之唐氏症兒童之身高體重資料，共有496名唐氏症患者，男性304名，女性192名，共獲得1624個身高測量值，1208個體重測量值。我們依年齡，性別及心臟病之有無分組，做資料分析。結果發現這些患者的身高較正常兒童矮，體重依其身高比例有超重的趨勢。此外，我們並由無心臟病組之資料，試作2至36個月及3至18歲之唐氏症兒童生長曲線圖。
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無資料並列摘要
Anthropometric studies of Down syndrome in foreign children had been reported. To have similar information for Chinese children with Down syndrome, data based on 1624 measurements of height and 1208 measurements of weight were done on 496 children who took part in a collaborative study done via several hospitals and institutions in Taiwan. Height and weight were measured using standard methods. Additional data about these children were also solicited from hospital and school records to obtain semi-longitudinal data which were then analyzed with SAS PC software. Descriptive statistics and percentiles were estimated using flexible mathematical functions. Results showed that ethnic Chinese children with Down syndrome were significantly shorter than normal children. Mean weight, however, was not significantly different from normal children. Centile charts for assessment of stature and weight are also presented.