小儿高脂血症危险因素的临床抽样调查

目的通过临床抽样调查，探讨与小儿高脂血症发病有关的危险因素，为小儿高脂血症的早期检测提供客观指标。 方法北京大学第一医院儿科等于2004年9月，调查并分析了962名北京市景山学校在校学生(5~19岁)的血脂浓度，其中采用酶法测定总胆固醇(TC)、甘油三酯(TG)、高密度脂蛋白(HDL C)及低密度脂蛋白(LDL C)等4项指标。采用坐高、腰围、上臂围、体重指数来反映身体肥胖程度，进一步分析了这些指标与血脂浓度的关系。 结果在962名学生中，共检出高脂血症患儿122例，总检出率为12.7%。高脂血症组的坐高、腰围、上臂围、体重指数4项指标明显高于正常组，2组间差异有显著性(P<0.05)；坐高、腰围、上臂围、体重指数等4项指标与甘油三酯均呈高度显著正相关(P<0.01)，与高密度脂蛋白均呈高度显著负相关(P<0.01)。 结论正常组与高脂血症组的坐高、腰围、上臂围、体重指数4项指标差异均有显著性；坐高、腰围、上臂围、体重指数均是影响甘油三酯和高密度脂蛋白浓度的危险因素。     

正常儿童、青少年血清胰岛素样生长因子结合蛋白-3水平的变化

目的测定正常儿童、青少年血清胰岛素样生长因子结合蛋白-3(IGFBP-3)水平。方法对北京市东城区190名(男102名,女88名)健康的4.0~18.9岁儿童、青少年,应用放射免疫分析法(RIA)测定空腹血清IGFBP-3水平。结果随着年龄的增加,血清IGFBP-3水平逐渐升高,到青春期达到峰值。女性血清IGFBP-3水平达峰值时间较男性早1~2年,男、女性达峰时间分别为13.0~14.9及11.0~14.9岁,峰值分别为(4.58±0.64)、(4.67±0.93)mg/L。达峰值后血清IGFBP-3水平逐渐下降至各自9.0~10.9岁水平。血清IGFBP-3水平分别与身高和血清胰岛素样生长因-子1(IGF-1)水平呈显著正相关。结论血清IGFBP-3水平与年龄、青春发育期、身高及血清IGF-1水平明显相关。同年龄血清IGFBP-3水平无性别差异。     

WHO Child Growth Standards based on length/height, weight and age

Aim: To describe the methods used to construct the WHO Child Growth Standards based on length/height, weight and age, and to present resulting growth charts. Methods: The WHO Child Growth Standards were derived from an international sample of healthy breastfed infants and young children raised in environments that do not constrain growth. Rigorous methods of data collection and standardized procedures across study sites yielded very high-quality data. The generation of the standards followed methodical, state-of-the-art statistical methodologies. The Box-Cox power exponential (BCPE) method, with curve smoothing by cubic splines, was used to construct the curves. The BCPE accommodates various kinds of distributions, from normal to skewed or kurtotic, as necessary. A set of diagnostic tools was used to detect possible biases in estimated percentiles or z-score curves. Results: There was wide variability in the degrees of freedom required for the cubic splines to achieve the best model. Except for length/height-for-age, which followed a normal distribution, all other standards needed to model skewness but not kurtosis. Length-for-age and height-for-age standards were constructed by fitting a unique model that reflected the 0.7-cm average difference between these two measurements. The concordance between smoothed percentile curves and empirical percentiles was excellent and free of bias. Percentiles and z-score curves for boys and girls aged 0–60 mo were generated for weight-for-age, length/height-for-age, weight-for-length/height (45 to 110 cm and 65 to 120 cm, respectively) and body mass index-for-age.
Conclusion: The WHO Child Growth Standards depict normal growth under optimal environmental conditions and can be used to assess children everywhere, regardless of ethnicity, socio-economic status and type of feeding.     

Landing on Your Own Two Feet: A Case Report of Bilateral Calcaneus and Open Pilon Fractures

High energy fractures of the distal tibial plafond and calcaneus have been associated with high functional morbidity and wound complications. Although both of these fractures result from a similar mechanism, they have rarely been reported to occur on an ipsilateral extremity. The combination of these 2 injuries on the same extremity would increase the likelihood of an adverse surgical or functional outcome. We present the case and management strategy of a 43-year-old male with bilateral open pilon fractures and closed calcaneal fractures after falling from a height. A staged protocol was used for the bilateral pilon fractures, with external fixation until operative fixation on day 9. Nonoperative management of the calcaneal fractures resulted in a successful functional outcome at 10 months of follow-up. Treatment of this fracture pattern must incorporate the condition of the soft tissues, an understanding of the fractures, and minimize patient risk factors to optimize the functional and surgical outcomes.     

哈尔滨市中小学生身材比例变化情况

目的 分析1999和2010年哈尔滨7 ～18岁儿童青少年身材比例的变化特点,为及时识别或发现身体的生长异常提供基础数据.方法 1999,2010年分别对分层整群抽取的哈尔滨市城区7～18岁3 162名,3 971名学生进行身高、坐高、腓骨点高等指标的测量,并统计分析.结果 哈尔滨城市男女学生身高、坐高、小腿长随着年龄增加而增长,2010年各指标值高于1999年.1999,2010年哈尔滨城市男女学生坐高/腿长变化随年龄增长逐渐下降,15岁以后基本稳定,但1999年多于半数的年龄组此值大于2010年.1999和2010年,1O岁之后女生坐高/腿长均高于男生.1999年与2010年哈尔滨城市男女学生小腿长/腿长集中在0.52 ～0.54之间；男、女生差异不明显.结论 近11 a来,哈尔滨7～ 18岁城市男女学生身高、坐高、小腿长均有所增长；坐高/腿长在青春期前性别和年份差异不明显,青春期后女性略高于男性；小腿长/腿长不存在明显的年份和性别差异.     

Guidebook for Nutrition Counselors

Background: Because accurate measures of recumbent length are essential to assess growth and energy requirements of mobility-impaired individuals with cerebral palsy (CP), a reliable and simple method of estimating recumbent length is required. Prediction of recumbent length from knee height in this population has not yet been investigated.

Objectives: i) To correlate direct measures of recumbent length in mobility-impaired individuals having lower leg extremity cerebral palsy (LECP) involvement with indirect measures of recumbent length calculated using knee-height prediction equations and ii) to determine if knee height is a reliable predictor of recumbent length in this population.

Methods: Subjects (n=34; 15F, 19M), aged 6 to 30 years, were participants in a six-month nutrition rehabilitation program. All subjects had varying degrees of LECP involvement. Recumbent length to the nearest 0.5 cm was measured by standardised techniques. Knee height was measured to the nearest 0.5 centimetre using sliding callipers. Equations based on normal, healthy individuals with application to mobility-impaired or handicapped individuals were used to predict recumbent length from knee height.

Results: Direct measures of recumbent length of subjects significantly correlated with indirect measures calculated using knee height prediction equations (R=0.88, p≤0.0001). In addition, knee height of these subjects was a reliable predictor of recumbent length (R²=0.78, p<0.0001).

Conclusions: Results suggest that knee height may be a reliable predictor for recumbent length in this population.     

Anthropometric characteristics and comorbidities in Japanese patients with neurofibromatosis type 1: A single institutional case–control study

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a well‐known genetic disorder characterized by café‐au‐lait spots and neurofibromas, but many other clinical characteristics and associated comorbidities also have been reported. This study aimed to characterize NF1 further by investigating its association with anthropometric characteristics and other diseases. We performed a case–control study of 227 NF1 patients (101 male, 126 female) and a randomly selected age‐ and sex‐matched control group of 681 non‐NF1 patients (303 male, 378 female) who visited our institution in Japan. We examined adult (≥20 years) height and body mass index (BMI), and, in the total sample, allergic diseases (bronchial asthma [BA], atopic dermatitis [AD] and allergic rhinitis) and other respiratory cardiovascular and psychiatric disorders. In adults, the mean BMI was lower in the NF1 group than in the control group, and was significantly statistically different among men (P = 0.0238). In the whole sample, the prevalences of BA (P = 0.0184), AD (P = 0.0144) and valvular heart disease (P = 0.0166) were significantly greater in the NF1 group than in the control group. To date, no similar research on the BMI or the prevalence of allergic disease in NF1 patients has been reported. Our results suggest that NF1 patients tend to have lower BMI and may have alterations in specific metabolic pathways and altered allergic immunity.     

Austrian height and body proportion references for children aged 4 to under 19 years

Abstract

Background: Previous studies have demonstrated differences between national and the WHO reference curves in children older than 5 years. Moreover, reference curves for body proportions (sitting height, subischial leg length and their ratio) based on state-of-the-art statistics are not available.

Aim: To develop reference curves for height and body proportions for use in Austria and compare the curves with WHO reference curves. To estimate and statistically investigate extreme percentiles.

Subjects and methods: A sample of ～14?500 children between 4–19 years of age was drawn via schooling institutions, stratified by provinces according to age- and sex-specific population proportions. GAMLSS models were used for a flexible estimation of percentile curves.

Results and conclusions: After the age of 5 years national reference curves are more suitable than the WHO reference curves for clinical use in Austria. These height curves are very similar to the German reference curves published recently. Therefore, these reference curves for criteria of body proportions are recommended for use in other populations. Further validation studies are needed to establish whether the recently recommended ?2.5 and ?3.0 SD for height are a sensitive and specific cut-off in the diagnostic work-up for children with a suspected growth disorder using this new Austrian height chart.     

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??Objective??To evaluate the clinical effect of maxillary sinus lifting??bone graft??and simultaneously placement of implants in severely atrophic maxillae and the stability of cylindrical implants. Methods??Totally 20 patients with 30 Straumann tissue-level implants were included. After osteotome sinus floor elevation and grafting??implants were inserted. Patients were recalled at 1 and 3-years follow-up. Implant success??resonance frequency analysis??clinical and radiographic outcomes were recorded. Results??At 3-year examination??the implant success rate was 96.7%. The ISQ value was 71.1±4.15??69.6 ± 5.01??68.4 ± 4.34 and 72.8 ± 6.42 at implant insertion??2??4 and 12 weeks after surgery. Modified bleeding index was 0.53 ± 0.40 and 0.61 ± 0.31 at 1 and 3-year examination. Probing depth was??3.21 ± 0.67??mm and??3.45 ± 0.71??mm at 1 and 3-year examination. Modified plaque index was 0.48 ± 0.44 and 0.52 ± 0.51 at 1 and 3-year examination. No significant difference was found between two examinations. Marginal bone loss increased from ??1.16 ± 0.27??mm at 1-year follow-up to ??1.45 ± 0.39?? mm at 3-year follow-up??the difference reached statistically significant??P < 0.05??. Implant apex height decreased from ??2.05 ± 0.43??mm at baseline to ??1.85 ± 0.75??mm at 1-year and ??1.42 ± 0.69??mm at 3-year follow-up??the difference reached statistically significant??P < 0.05??. Conclusion??Maxillary sinus lifting??bone graft??and simultaneously placement of implants could be a predicable treatment option in severely atrophic maxilla. In addition??cylindrical implants could achieve enough stability during the healing phrase. High success rate could be achieved in the short term.