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. 2000 Feb;82(2):173–176. doi: 10.1136/adc.82.2.173

A simple chart to identify non-familial short stature

T Cole 1
PMCID: PMC1718221  PMID: 10648378

Abstract

OBJECTIVE—To develop a chart to identify non-familial short stature.
DESIGN—A height chart that adjusts for maternal, paternal, midparental, or sibling height based on the British 1990 height reference.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE—Height between 2 and 9 years of age.
RESULTS—The chart identifies children whose height is below the familially adjusted 0.4th centile, assuming a correlation of 0.4 between child height standard deviation score (SDS) and familial height SDS. The adjustment can be for parents, either alone or together, or for a sibling aged 2-9 years. The chart identifies about 2children/1000 over and above the 4/1000 identified by the unconditional 0.4th centile.
CONCLUSION—The chart should be a useful addition to screening programmes for short stature.



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