Abstract

CAMPOS, Maria Antónia. Comparative Study of Different Growth Charts and their Practical Application in Cerebral Palsy. Nutrícias [online]. 2013, n.18, pp.10-13. ISSN 2182-7230.

The main objective of this study was to compare the nutritional status in a group of people with Cerebral Palsy, with reference to the Growth Charts of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the New Growth Charts Specific for Cerebral Palsy. One hundred patients with Cerebral Palsy (n=57 males, n=43 females), aged between 2 and 20 years followed at Centro de Reabilitação de Paralisia Cerebral do Porto participated in this study. To assess the nutritional status were used Body Mass Index percentiles for age (BMI/A) and Weight for Age (W/A). The motor severity was classified according Gross Motor Function Classification System depending on the age at which individuals were. When comparing the percentiles BMI/A and P/A between the two charts, were observed differences in the distribution of the sample, however, in the percentile BMI/I this difference was not significant (p=0.207). The opposite was observed in the percentile P/I in which the difference was significant (p The results showed no difference in percentile BMI/I between the two charts. However the same was not found when comparing the percentile of P/I. We can say that there is a significant difference in evaluation of patients with Cerebral Palsy according the growth charts used in this study.

Keywords : Cerebral palsy; Growth charts; Gross motor function classification system.

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