title: Height and weight in cystic fibrosis: a cross sectional study. UK Cystic Fibrosis Survey Management Committee.
abstract: Cross sectional data reporting the height, weight, and body mass index of UK patients with cystic fibrosis are presented. During the first decade of life height and weight in patients with cystic fibrosis are maintained at about 0.5 SD below those of the general population, which reflects an improvement over earlier published observations. Postpubertal stature and weight maintenance in the cystic fibrosis population still show substantial deficits which may be related to treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Health, Queen's University of Belfast.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morison
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Dodge
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Cole
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Coles
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Geddes
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Littlewood
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D006113:United Kingdom