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Health, growth and development of pre-school children in Newcastle upon Tyne

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

H. Mary Fellowes ,
Catherine A. Hytten ,
W.Z. Billewicz  and
A.M. Thomson
H. Mary Fellowes
Affiliation:
MRC Reproduction and Growth Unit, Princess Mary Maternity Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne
Catherine A. Hytten
Affiliation:
MRC Reproduction and Growth Unit, Princess Mary Maternity Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne
W.Z. Billewicz
Affiliation:
MRC Reproduction and Growth Unit, Princess Mary Maternity Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne
A.M. Thomson
Affiliation:
MRC Reproduction and Growth Unit, Princess Mary Maternity Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne
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Summary

One hunderd and forty 'normal' children aged 0—5 years, selected from three large general medical practices to represent a wide socioeconomic range, were seen monthly for periods of at least one year. Average growth patterns, previously shown to be related to the energy value of diets, conformed to British standards. Height and weight were not significantly related to socioeconomic status, maternal 'efficiency', number of sibs nor place in family. About half the children aged 0.5 years or less changed growht 'channels', falling to 0.4% in children aged 2 years or more. Respiratory illnesses showed seasonal changes, but growth rates did not, and there was no evidence that illness of any kind or severity had more than a transient effect on growth rates. Developmental test scores were not found to be related to growth rates. Girls tended to have higher scores than boys. Children from non-manual families and those with sїbs at least 5 years older scored more highly in tests of language than those in other types of family.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 11 , Issue 4 , October 1979 , pp. 411 - 424
Copyright
Copyright © 1979, Cambridge University Press

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