title: Growth curves for girls with Turner syndrome.
abstract: The objective of this study was to review the growth curves for Turner syndrome, evaluate the methodological and statistical quality, and suggest potential growth curves for clinical practice guidelines. The search was carried out in the databases Medline and Embase. Of 1006 references identified, 15 were included. Studies constructed curves for weight, height, weight/height, body mass index, head circumference, height velocity, leg length, and sitting height. The sample ranged between 47 and 1,565 (total = 6,273) girls aged 0 to 24 y, born between 1950 and 2006. The number of measures ranged from 580 to 9,011 (total = 28,915). Most studies showed strengths such as sample size, exclusion of the use of growth hormone and androgen, and analysis of confounding variables. However, the growth curves were restricted to height, lack of information about selection bias, limited distributional properties, and smoothing aspects. In conclusion, we observe the need to construct an international growth reference for girls with Turner syndrome, in order to provide support for clinical practice guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Growth and Development Lab, Center for Investigation in Pediatrics (CIPED), School of Medicine, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083-887 Campinas, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bertapelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083-887 Campinas, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Antonio de Azevedo
authors.initials: Ade A
authors.lastname: Barros-Filho
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083-887 Campinas, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Ângela Reis de Góes Monteiro
authors.initials: MÂ
authors.lastname: Antonio
authors.affiliation: Growth and Development Lab, Center for Investigation in Pediatrics (CIPED), School of Medicine, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083-887 Campinas, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Camila Justino de Oliveira
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Barbeta
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083-887 Campinas, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Sofia Helena Valente
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: de Lemos-Marini
authors.affiliation: Growth and Development Lab, Center for Investigation in Pediatrics (CIPED), School of Medicine, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083-887 Campinas, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gil
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-2991-7678
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guerra-Junior
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016239:MEDLINE; D014424:Turner Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*