Growth Patterns of Children of Same Geographic Background Reared in Different Environments

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dc.contributor.authorYuca, Sevil Ari
dc.contributor.authorCesur, Yasar
dc.contributor.authorKurtoglu, Selim
dc.contributor.authorMazicioglu, Mustafa Mumtaz
dc.contributor.authorCimbek, Emine Ayca
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-26T18:50:56Z
dc.date.available2020-03-26T18:50:56Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.departmentSelçuk Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: Growth charts are essential tools used to assess children's health status. The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of environmental factors on the growth of children of a common geographic background. We constructed growth charts for children living in the East of Turkey and compared them with those for Turkish children living in other regions or countries. Methods: Growth data were obtained from 6 917 school children living in Eastern Turkey. The median values on smoothed percentile curves for the study subjects were compared with those for Turkish children living in the West of Turkey, in Western Europe and in Germany. Results: Children living in Turkey were lighter than their European peers at early ages. Weight curves of children living in the West of Turkey reached those of their European peers, after 11 years of age in boys and after 12 years of age in girls. At all ages, girls and boys in our region had the lowest weight values. Between 7 and 11 years of age, the median height in boys and girls were similar in the West of Turkey and in Europe. At older ages, median height was higher in Turkey. Girls and boys living in Eastern Turkey were the shortest children until 16 years of age; after that age, their height was similar to their peers. Conclusions: Weight may interact with environmental factors, but genetic potential appears to be the most important factor determining height at 17 years of age. Growth patterns of children should be evaluated using specific reference values for specific regions.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.4274/jcrpe.1612en_US
dc.identifier.endpage237en_US
dc.identifier.issn1308-5727en_US
dc.identifier.issn1308-5735en_US
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.pmid25541894en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage233en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.4274/jcrpe.1612
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/30898
dc.identifier.volume6en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000347785700006en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherGALENOS YAYINCILIKen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJOURNAL OF CLINICAL RESEARCH IN PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGYen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.selcuk20240510_oaigen_US
dc.subjectGrowthen_US
dc.subjectchildrenen_US
dc.subjectweighten_US
dc.subjectheighten_US
dc.subjectpercentileen_US
dc.titleGrowth Patterns of Children of Same Geographic Background Reared in Different Environmentsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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