A simple chart to identify non-familial short stature.
OBJECTIVE
To develop a chart to identify non-familial short stature.


METHODS
A height chart that adjusts for maternal, paternal, midparental, or sibling height based on the British 1990 height reference.


METHODS
Height between 2 and 9 years of age.


RESULTS
The chart identifies children whose height is below the familially adjusted 0.4th centile, assuming a correlation of 0.4 between child height standard deviation score (SDS) and familial height SDS. The adjustment can be for parents, either alone or together, or for a sibling aged 2-9 years. The chart identifies about 2 children/1,000 over and above the 4/1,000 identified by the unconditional 0.4th centile.


CONCLUSIONS
The chart should be a useful addition to screening programmes for short stature.
Cole
T J
TJ
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Institute of Child Health, London WC1N 1EH, UK. Tim.Cole@ich.ucl.ac.uk
D001827:Body Height / Q000235:genetics*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D010290:Parents; D012016:Reference Values; D012737:Sex Factors