Normalización de la densidad mineral ósea en niños nacidos prematuros en Viña del Mar, Chile / Normalization of bone mineral density in premature-born children from Viña del Mar, Chile
Rev. méd. Chile
; 135(12): 1546-1550, dic. 2007. tab
Article
in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Background:
In a previous study we reported that healthy children born at 34 or fewer gestational weeks, with adequate weight for gestational age, had not completed their bone catch-up at mean age of 6.3 years.Aim:
This is a follow up report, performed on the same population one year later to determine at which age premature - born children achieve their bone mineral density (BMD) catch-up, compared to term-born controls. Material andmethods:
Fifteen children mean age 7years 3 months, born at 25 to 34 weeks of gestation, with a birth weight of 740 to 2.200 g were studied Radius, lumbar spine and femoral neck bone mineral density, whole body bone mineral content and body composition were assessed by DEXA.Results:
Height, body mass index, peripheral BMD, axial BMD, fat and lean body mass in these children were not different from term born controls.Conclusions:
Premature born children with adequate weight for gestational age, achieved peripheral and axial bone mineral density catch-up at the age of 7 to 8 years.
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Main subject:
Birth Weight
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Infant, Premature
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Bone Density
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Infant, Newborn
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Chile
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2007
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Clínica de Enfermedades Reumatológicas Clinder/CL
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Universidad de Valparaíso/CL