ABSTRACT
Serum IgG at birth was estimated in 31 preterm and 33 full term newborns, grouped according to their weight-for-gestational age. Preterm small-for-gestational age neonates were found to have significantly reduced IgG levels as compared to preterm appropriate-for-gestational age and full term small-for-gestational age newborns. It is suggested that preterms with intra-uterine growth retardation are most suitable for exogenous IgG supplementation to reduce neonatal and postneonatal susceptibility to infections.
Subject(s)
Agammaglobulinemia/therapy , Birth Weight , Gestational Age , Humans , Immunoglobulin A/analysis , Immunoglobulin G/therapeutic use , India , Infant, Newborn , Infant, Premature/immunology , Infant, Premature, Diseases/therapy , Infant, Small for Gestational Age/immunologyABSTRACT
A total of 2073 school children between the age group of 5-14 years were examined to define the normal range of auscultatory blood pressure and prevalence of hypertension. An equal number of children in each age, sex and socio-economic group were studied. Mean figures for systolic and diastolic blood pressure with standard deviation and 95th percentile position for each age group were calculated. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure for both sexes had a direct correlation with age, weight and height. Overall prevalence of hypertension was found to be 2.93%.