The importance of using ethnically appropriate reference ranges for growth assessment in sickle cell disease.
Height and weight were measured and body mass index (BMI) calculated in 56 sickle cell disease (SCD), 57 Caucasian (CC), and 63 African/Caribbean (AC) 3-9 year old children. The SCD children were taller, but had similar weight and BMI to the CC controls. The SCD group had lower weight and BMI than the AC controls. The AC controls were of greater height, weight, and BMI than CC controls. These data highlight the importance of using ethnically appropriate reference ranges.
Patey
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Paediatric Respiratory Laboratory, Department of Child Health, Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine, King's College Hospital, London, UK.
Sylvester
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Rafferty
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Dick
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Greenough
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D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications*; D000886:Anthropometry; D044383:Black People; D001827:Body Height / Q000208:ethnology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight / Q000208:ethnology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D044465:White People