Bone ultrasound velocity in small- versus appropriate-for-gestational age preterm infants

Bone ultrasound velocity in small- versus appropriate-for-gestational age preterm infants

Objective: To compare bone status of small-for-gestational age (SGA) versus appropriate-for-gestational age (AGA) newborn preterm infants. Study design: Tibial speed of sound (SOS) was measured in 144 infants categorized as SGA or AGA using the reference tables of Lubchenco et al. and Alexander et a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Perinatology 2007-08, Vol.27 (8), p.485-489
Hauptverfasser: Chen, M, Ashmeade, T, Carver, J D
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Age
Bone strength
Bones
Comparative analysis
Cross-Sectional Studies
Density
Gestational age
Health aspects
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Infant, Small for Gestational Age
Infants
Infants (Premature)
Measurement
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neonates
Newborn babies
original-article
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatrics
Physiological aspects
Premature babies
Small-for-gestational age
Tibia - diagnostic imaging
Ultrasonics in medicine
Ultrasonography - methods
Ultrasound
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Zusammenfassung:Objective: To compare bone status of small-for-gestational age (SGA) versus appropriate-for-gestational age (AGA) newborn preterm infants. Study design: Tibial speed of sound (SOS) was measured in 144 infants categorized as SGA or AGA using the reference tables of Lubchenco et al. and Alexander et al. Results: By the Lubchenco tables, 22% of infants were SGA and 75% were AGA. The mean gestational ages of SGA and AGA were similar (33.3±2.6 and 32.5±2.4 weeks, respectively, P =0.09); however, SGA infant birth weights were lower (1329±392 and 1829±481 g, respectively, P
ISSN:0743-8346
1476-5543
DOI:10.1038/sj.jp.7211769