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Comparison of weight and length at birth of non-Roma and Roma newborn in Serbia

verfasst von: Sandra Stanković, Saša Živić, Aleksandra Ignjatović, Mariola Stojanović, Dragan Bogdanović, Sonja Novak, Jelena Vučić, Miodrag Stanković, Ljiljana Šaranac, Cvetković Vesna, Predrag Miljković, Ivana Vorgučin

Erschienen in: International Journal of Public Health | Ausgabe 1/2016

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Abstract

Objectives

Roma infants tend to be smaller and are diagnosed as SGA more often than non-Roma infants, suggesting that specific anthropometric norms for these infants may be useful. We aimed to construct population-based centile, gender-specific charts for birth weight and length for singleton Roma infants born from 35 to 42 weeks of gestation and to compare it with anthropometric data of non-Roma infants.

Methods

We analyzed data on 27,602 non-Roma (53 % males) and 2235 Roma (51 % males) singleton live infants delivered from 2006 to 2012 in South East Serbia. The LMS method was used to estimate the birth weight and length centiles.

Results

Roma infants were up to 12 % lighter and up to 4 % shorter than non-Roma infants. Estimated centile charts for Roma males and females were constructed showing the 3rd, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th and 97th centiles.

Conclusions

We created the separate centile charts for Roma ethnic group. The sample size was sufficient to demonstrate differences in mean birth weights and lengths of at term infants born during the study period.

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Titel: Comparison of weight and length at birth of non-Roma and Roma newborn in Serbia
verfasst von: Sandra Stanković
Saša Živić
Aleksandra Ignjatović
Mariola Stojanović
Dragan Bogdanović
Sonja Novak
Jelena Vučić
Miodrag Stanković
Ljiljana Šaranac
Cvetković Vesna
Predrag Miljković
Ivana Vorgučin
Publikationsdatum: 01.01.2016
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in: International Journal of Public Health / Ausgabe 1/2016
Print ISSN: 1661-8556
Elektronische ISSN: 1661-8564
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-015-0736-1

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