[Anthropometric methods in evaluation of somatic development of children with metabolic diseases].
Somatic development is determined by genetic and environmental factors. Morbidity, especially in chronic metabolic diseases, is considered as one of the environmental factors which significantly influences somatic development. Chronic diseases may affect growth by five mechanisms: nutritional factors, protein loss, chronic inflammation, tissue anoxia with acid-base disturbances and by drugs used in treatment. Somatic development assessment, especially longitudinal observations in chronic diseases, give important informations concerning the growth processes, factors affecting growth and treatment effectiveness. It also allows us to determine the moment of growth delay or catch-up growth. This paper discusses the importance and the interpretation of anthropometric measurements, which should be used in the assessment of somatic development, the dynamics of growth and the nutritional status of children with metabolic diseases.
Palczewska
Iwona
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Zakład Rozwoju Dzieci i Młodziezy Instytutu Matki i Dziecka w Warszawie, Warsaw, Poland. antropologia@imid.med.pl
Szilágyi-Pagowska
Ilona
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Pawlik-Chmielewska
Katarzyna
K
D000137:Acid-Base Imbalance / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism; D000886:Anthropometry; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006128:Growth; D006801:Humans; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D009752:Nutritional Status