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- antropometrie MeSH
- dítě MeSH
- fyziologie výživy kojenců MeSH
- kojenec MeSH
- kojení MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- náhražky mateřského mléka MeSH
- referenční standardy MeSH
- růst a vývoj MeSH
- statistika jako téma MeSH
- tělesné váhy a míry normy statistika a číselné údaje MeSH
- Check Tag
- dítě MeSH
- kojenec MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
AIMS: Thymus is the central lymphatic organ in humans with important endocrine function that is involved in maturation of immunocompetent T-lymphocytes. In our study we investigated the relationship among thymus size and the anthropometric dimensions as well as between thymus size and the number of lymphocytes in peripheral blood in full-term newborns. METHODS: The examined group consisted of 212 full-term newborns from the region of Southern Slovakia. We examined birth weight, birth body length, head circumference and chest circumference. Thymus size was estimated by ultrasonography and it was expressed as Thymic Index. The number of lymphocytes in peripheral blood was determined from the number of total leukocytes and from the leukogram. RESULTS: We have found a statistically significant positive correlation among thymus size and the body dimensions of newborns. The highest correlation with thymus size was found for birth weight (r = 0.409; P < 0.001) followed by birth body length (r = 0.368; P < 0.001), head circumference (r = 0.365; P < 0.001) and chest circumference (r = 0.340; P < 0.001). We have proven also a statistically significant positive correlation between the number of lymphocytes in peripheral blood and thymus size (r = 0.208; P = 0.039). CONCLUSION: Our results confirmed the findings of other authors about a close relationship of Thymic Index and basic body parameters in newborns.
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- antropometrie MeSH
- financování organizované MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- novorozenec krev MeSH
- počet lymfocytů MeSH
- thymus anatomie a histologie MeSH
- velikost orgánu MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- novorozenec krev MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Slovenská republika MeSH
The main aim of monitoring of somatic parameters is to receive variability in some age categories. Growth charts are showing the picture of growth dynamics of individual body parameters that help us look at all changes in the growth of an individual during certain period of time. The aim of this study was to construct growth charts of somatic parameters with different stability of development at children during first year of their life and to compare growth dynamics of constructed growth charts with charts of premature children. Altogether, there were examined 86 children (42 boys and 44 girls) and 68 premature children (40 boys and 28 girls) from birth to 12th month of life. Newborns were born in interval of 38th to 41st week; premature children were born in interval of 34th to 37th week. We noticed the most intense changes in body length and weight, chest circumference, transversal chest diameter and length of lower limbs. Intensive decrease of thoracic index is connected to the change of a chest shape. Length of lower limb/body length index points to relative short lower limbs compared to body length. We found statistical lower differences in most somatic parameters and indexes of premature children; however, the gains of somatic parameters of premature children were greater. Results of this study confirmed that the growth dynamics is the greatest in the first year of life, specifically in the first three months of life and confirmed the tendency of growth catching up at premature children.
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- antropometrie MeSH
- dítě MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- epidemiologické studie MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- novorozenec MeSH
- poruchy spojené s užíváním psychoaktivních látek diagnóza MeSH
- těhotenství MeSH
- Check Tag
- dítě MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- novorozenec MeSH
- těhotenství MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- přehledy MeSH
- srovnávací studie MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Slovenská republika MeSH
- MeSH
- dítě MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- nemoci novorozenců MeSH
- novorozenec MeSH
- novorozenecký abstinenční syndrom diagnóza epidemiologie MeSH
- poruchy spojené s užíváním psychoaktivních látek epidemiologie MeSH
- rizikové těhotenství epidemiologie MeSH
- spektrum vrozených alkoholových poruch diagnóza epidemiologie MeSH
- Check Tag
- dítě MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- novorozenec MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Slovenská republika MeSH
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- komplikace těhotenství MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- perinatální péče MeSH
- poruchy spojené s užíváním psychoaktivních látek diagnóza terapie MeSH
- těhotenství MeSH
- věkové rozložení MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- těhotenství MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Slovenská republika MeSH
