Comparison of the effects of different growth standards on infants in Urban Shanghai

Wang, Junli; Ma, Jingqiu; Xu, Mingyu; Li, Feng; Ren, Fang; Guo, Yanfei; Sheng, Xia

doi:10.1097/cm9.0000000000000004

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“…The use of WHO 2006 growth standards in Nanjing since 2006 might reduce the risk of infant overweight or obesity. This effect had been shown in other researches [25][26][27], such as one conducted in Shanghai, a developed city of China, which showed that after adopting the WHO 2006 growth standards, the proportion of overweight infants (0-1 years old) in urban areas decreased [26].…”

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Anthropometric changes in children under 7 years old in Nanjing, China from 1995 to 2015

Chen

Dong

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Background: To date, there have been several reports about long-term changes in physical growth in children of different races around the world. However, limited studies on this change have been reported in Nanjing, China. We decided to assess long-term changes in body weight, length/height and head circumference in children (0-7 years old) in Nanjing over the past two decades from 1995 to 2015 and the relationship between socioeconomic development and the change of physical growth.Methods: The results for body weight, length/height and head circumference in 0-to 7-year-old children were obtained from three repeated cross-sectional surveys that were performed by using the same methods in the same urban and suburban areas of Nanjing in 1995, 2005 and 2015. The differences in mean values between urban and suburban boys and girls and the increases per decade were compared. Socioeconomic indicators were collected and analysed.Results: There was positive long-term growth in height and weight of children in Nanjing from 1995 to 2015, measurements increased 0.3-3.00 kg in weight and 1.0-3.8 cm in height for boys, 0.23-2.18 kg in weight and 1.3-3.6 cm in height for girls in urban areas (except children under 15 months), as well as 0.32-4.15 kg in weight and 1.1-7.4 cm in height for boys, 0.26-2.95 kg in weight and 1.2-6.3 cm in height for girls in suburban areas (except children under 8 months). Compared with the first decade, the changes of mean values in height and weight of urban children in the second decade were smaller. In contrast, the long-term change of suburban children still kept fast growth rate. Before 2.5 years old, negative increases in weight and height in urban children were observed in second decade. Urban-suburban difference of weight and height became smaller in 2015. The growth of head circumference from 1995 to 2015 underwent a small long-term change, especially of urban children. Conclusion: The increased long-term physical growth due to rapid social and economic development would disappear, and genetic potential might have been seen.

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Anthropometric changes in children under 7 years old in Nanjing, China from 1995 to 2015

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Dong

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“…The use of WHO 2006 growth standards in Nanjing since 2006 could reduce the risk of infant overweight or obesity. This effect might be shown in the research conducted in Shanghai, one developed city of China, which showed that after adopting the WHO 2006 growth standards, the proportion of overweight infants (0-1 years old) in urban areas decreased [21].…”

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Anthropometric Changes in Children Under 7 Years old in Nanjing, China from 1995 to 2015

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Dong

et al. 2020

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Background: To date, there have been several reports about regional trends in physical growth in children of different races around the world. However, no studies on this trend have been reported in Nanjing, China. We decided to assess regional trends in body weight, length/height and head circumference in children (0-7 years old) in Nanjing over the past two decades from 1995 to 2015 and the relationship between socioeconomic development and the trend for increased physical growth.Methods: The results for body weight, length/height and head circumference in 0- to 7-year-old children were obtained from three repeated cross-sectional surveys that were performed using the same methods in the same urban and suburban areas of Nanjing in 1995, 2005 and 2015. The differences in mean values between urban and suburban boys and girls and the increases per decade were compared. Socioeconomic indicators were collected and analysed.Results: There was positive regional growth in height, weight and head circumference of children in Nanjing from 1995 to 2015. The trend for increased height and weight of urban children in the second decade was obviously slower, especially in urban areas. Before 2.5 years old, negative increases in weight and height in urban children were observed. The growth of head circumference from 2005 to 2015 underwent a visibly negative regional change.Conclusion: The increased growth due to rapid social and economic development gradually disappeared, and genetic potential might have been seen in developed areas.

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“…Within the Western Pacific Region, three out of four studies conducted in China reported higher weight-for-age, body mass index (BMI), and length-for-age curves in comparison to WHO growth standards (Huang et al, 2016; Ouyang et al, 2018; Zong and Li, 2013). In the fourth study conducted in China, a randomized controlled trial concluded that using WHO growth standards during consultations was protective toward obesity in comparison to using Shanghai growth standards (Wang et al, 2019). The same study however concluded that there was no significant difference between utilizing Shanghai curves or WHO growth standards during consultations on impacting stunting, wasting, or underweight outcome in children (Wang et al, 2019).…”

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“…The United States of America, for example, adopted the standards for children 24 months and below and maintained the Center for Disease Control (CDC) growth reference for children above 24 months (Grummer-Strawn et al, 2010). In Shanghai China, they have opted to use both WHO growth standards together with Chinese growth references (Wang et al, 2019).…”

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Validation of growth standards and growth references: A review of literature

Marume

Archary

Mahomed

2021

J Child Health Care

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The World Health Organization (WHO) growth standards provide the most recognized and widely accepted way of assessing child growth. To ensure its applicability, accuracy, and reliability, studies have validated WHO growth standards against local populations and other internationally recognized growth references. We reviewed outcomes of evaluations done on WHO growth standards and assess the appropriateness of using these growth standards on a global level. We undertook a systematic quantitative review of studies published from 2011 to 2020 from multiple databases. Studies were included if they considered children aged 59 months and below and reported on validation of growth standards. There was an agreement in studies that validated WHO growth standards against international growth references of its superiority in identifying stunted, overweight, and obese children. However, they were less likely to identify underweight children. None of the studies reviewed reported similar growth trajectories to WHO standards in all indicators considered. Regional differences in child growth were observed in comparison to WHO growth standards. Adoption of regional-specific standards increases the sensitivity of identifying children with adverse nutrition outcomes.

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Comparison of the effects of different growth standards on infants in Urban Shanghai

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References 33 publications

Anthropometric changes in children under 7 years old in Nanjing, China from 1995 to 2015

Anthropometric changes in children under 7 years old in Nanjing, China from 1995 to 2015

Anthropometric Changes in Children Under 7 Years old in Nanjing, China from 1995 to 2015

Validation of growth standards and growth references: A review of literature

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