Pediatr. praxi. 2014;15(2):113-116
Growth charts - limits of current use
- 1 Katedra antropologie a genetiky člověka, PřF UK v Praze
- 2 Ústav anatomie, 3. LF UK v Praze
- 3 Státní zdravotní ústav, Praha
The Czech Republic belongs to the countries in which studies of growth of children have a long tradition. Matiegka realized the first
extensive transversal research of 100 000 school children already in 1894–1895. In 1951, many years before the recommendations of
WHO were made, a tradition of national monitoring of p hysical growth of children and youth began. Measurement was always carried
out every ten years in the form of transverse representative surveys, the Nation-wide anthropological surveys of children and youth
(NAS). Latest VI. NAS conducted in 2001. It is still the valid source of reference data for the Czech population aged 0–18 years. As shown
by a detailed analysis of growth data since 1951, there are still secular changes in the growth profile of children and adolescents. The
a uthors suggest that growth data always relate to child´s genetic growth potential to eliminate inaccuracies in the growth diagnostics
and correction of growth position on the trend of development perform in adolescence.
Keywords: percentile growth charts, growth standards, Nation-wide anthropological surveys (NAS)
Published: April 20, 2014 Show citation
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