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22 / 06 / 2023

 


Trends in long term growth outcome: comparison of two birth cohorts (year 2007–08 and year 2015–16)

Kallem Venkat Reddy, Challa V.S. Lakshmi, Sai Kiran, Srinivas Murki.


Abstract
Very low birth weight (VLBW) infants comprise between 4% and 8% of live-births and about one-third of deaths during the neonatal period. The objective of the study is to evaluate and compare the long-term growth outcomes of VLBW infants among two different birth cohorts: Cohort 2007–08 (cohort 1) and cohort 2015–16 (cohort 2), in a cross-sectional observational study. The neonatal and perinatal data of cohort 1 was collected from available trial data and the same data from cohort 2 was collected from patient case files and patient history. The primary outcome of the study was to compare the growth outcomes of VLBW infants attending the follow-up clinic between 12 and 18 months of corrected age from two different birth cohorts. Respectively, 238 and 268 infants were eligible for inclusion in cohort 1 and 2. Among the eligible infants, 148 infants in cohort 1 and 178 infants in cohort 2 were available for primary outcome assessment during the recruitment phase. The weight and length at corrected age (12 to 18 months) is significantly higher in cohort 2 compared to that in cohorts 1 although the mean age at assessment is similar between the two groups. There is a significant reduction in the incidence of underweight in infants that belonged to cohort 2. The proportions of infants who are underweight at follow-up were significantly lower in cohort 2 when compared to cohort 1, and there were no significant differences in the incidence of stunting and microcephaly among both the cohorts.

Key words: Very low birth weight; Growth; Trend.


 
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Reddy KV, Lakshmi CV, Kiran S, Murki S. Trends in long term growth outcome: comparison of two birth cohorts (year 2007–08 and year 2015–16). Sudan J Paed. 2023; 23(1): 68-73. doi:10.24911/SJP.106-1560160872


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Reddy KV, Lakshmi CV, Kiran S, Murki S. Trends in long term growth outcome: comparison of two birth cohorts (year 2007–08 and year 2015–16). https://sudanjp.com//?mno=52173 [Access: June 22, 2024]. doi:10.24911/SJP.106-1560160872


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Reddy KV, Lakshmi CV, Kiran S, Murki S. Trends in long term growth outcome: comparison of two birth cohorts (year 2007–08 and year 2015–16). Sudan J Paed. 2023; 23(1): 68-73. doi:10.24911/SJP.106-1560160872



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Reddy KV, Lakshmi CV, Kiran S, Murki S. Trends in long term growth outcome: comparison of two birth cohorts (year 2007–08 and year 2015–16). Sudan J Paed. (2023), [cited June 22, 2024]; 23(1): 68-73. doi:10.24911/SJP.106-1560160872



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Reddy, K. V., Lakshmi, . C. V., Kiran, . S. & Murki, . S. (2023) Trends in long term growth outcome: comparison of two birth cohorts (year 2007–08 and year 2015–16). Sudan J Paed, 23 (1), 68-73. doi:10.24911/SJP.106-1560160872



Turabian Style

Reddy, Kallem Venkat, Challa V.S. Lakshmi, Sai Kiran, and Srinivas Murki. 2023. Trends in long term growth outcome: comparison of two birth cohorts (year 2007–08 and year 2015–16). Sudanese Journal of Paediatrics, 23 (1), 68-73. doi:10.24911/SJP.106-1560160872



Chicago Style

Reddy, Kallem Venkat, Challa V.S. Lakshmi, Sai Kiran, and Srinivas Murki. "Trends in long term growth outcome: comparison of two birth cohorts (year 2007–08 and year 2015–16)." Sudanese Journal of Paediatrics 23 (2023), 68-73. doi:10.24911/SJP.106-1560160872



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Reddy, Kallem Venkat, Challa V.S. Lakshmi, Sai Kiran, and Srinivas Murki. "Trends in long term growth outcome: comparison of two birth cohorts (year 2007–08 and year 2015–16)." Sudanese Journal of Paediatrics 23.1 (2023), 68-73. Print. doi:10.24911/SJP.106-1560160872



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Reddy, K. V., Lakshmi, . C. V., Kiran, . S. & Murki, . S. (2023) Trends in long term growth outcome: comparison of two birth cohorts (year 2007–08 and year 2015–16). Sudanese Journal of Paediatrics, 23 (1), 68-73. doi:10.24911/SJP.106-1560160872





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