Relationship between catch-up growth pattern and neuropsychological development in small-for-gestational-age(SGA) infants
10.19428/j.cnki.sjpm.2020.20048
- VernacularTitle:小于胎龄儿追赶生长情况及其与神经心理发育的关联性研究
- Author:
Wei-juan JIN
1
;
Yue ZHANG
;
Hong-wei ZHANG
Author Information
1. Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
- Publication Type:Research Article
- Keywords:
small for gestational age;
catch-up growth;
physical development;
neuropsychological development;
Gesell evaluation
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine
2020;32(6):506-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the relationship between the catch-up situation of physical development and neuropsychological development in 2-year-old SGA children. Methods A longitudinal follow-up observation was conducted in 185 SGA children who were recruited between January 1, 2016 and January 1, 2017.The height, weight, head circumference and other physical development indicators were measured by unified methods at the age of 24 months.Gesell development scale was used to evaluate the neuropsychological development of catch-up and non-catch-up children. Results In 179 out of 185 SGA children who received physical development examination 56.98%(102/179) had achieved catch-up growth.The rate of abnormal/suspected-abnormal neuropsychological development in the full-term SGA children without Shanghai household registration was higher(P < 0.05).After adjusting the factors of household registration and gestational age, there was no significant difference in neuropsychological development between the catch-up and non-catch-up children(P>0.05). Conclusion SGA children, whose physical development did not reach the catch-up growth at the age of 2 years are not obviously backward in neuropsychological development.Catch-up growth for the children with intrauterine growth retardation mainly shows the positive significance in height and weight.The significance of catch-up growth in neuropsychological development remains to be studied.
