| 2007 Korean National Growth Charts: review of developmental process and an outlook |
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Jin Soo Moon1, Soon Young Lee2, Chung Mo Nam2, Joong-Myung Choi1, Bong-Keun Choe3, Jeong-Wan Seo2, Kyungwon Oh4, Myoung-Jin Jang5, Seung-Sik Hwang5, Myung Hwan Yoo5, Young Taek Kim4, Chong Guk Lee1 |
1The Committee for the Development of Growth Standard for Korean Children and Adolescents, The Committee for School Health and Public Health Statistics, The Korean Pediatric Society
2The Committee for the Development of Growth Standard for Korean Children and Adolescents
3The Committee for School Health and Public Health Statistics, The Korean Pediatric Society
4he Committee for School Health and Public Health Statistics, The Korean Pediatric Society
Division of Chronic Disease Surveillance, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
5The Committee for School Health and Public Health Statistics, The Korean Pediatric Society |
| 2007 한국 소아 청소년 성장도표 : 개발 과정과 전망 |
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문진수1, 이순영2, 남정모2, 최중명1, 최봉근3, 서정완2, 오경원4, 장명진5, 황승식5, 유명환5, 김영택4, 이종국1 |
1소아청소년 신체발육 표준치 제정위원회, 대한소아과학회 학교보건 및 보건통계위원회
2소아청소년 신체발육 표준치 제정위원회
3대한소아과학회 학교보건 및 보건통계위원회
4소아청소년 신체발육 표준치 제정위원회, 질병관리본부 만성병조사팀
5질병관리본부 만성병조사팀 |
Correspondence:
Young Taek Kim, Email: ruyoung@cdc.go.kr
Chong Guk Lee, Email: chonglee@ilsanpaik.ac.kr
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| Abstract |
Purpose
: Since 1967, The Korean Pediatric Society and Korean Government have developed Korean Growth Standards every 10 years. Last version was published in 1998. During past 40 years, Korean Growth Standards were mainly descriptive charts without any systematic nor statistical standardization. With the global epidemic of obesity, many authorities such as World Health Organization (WHO) and United States' Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have been changed their principles of growth charts to cope with the situations like ours. This article summarizes and reviews the whole developmental process of new 2007 Korean Growth Charts with discussion.
Methods
: With the initiative of Division of Chronic Disease Surveillance in Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, we have performed new national survey for the development of new Standards in 2005 and identified marked increase of childhood obesity and plateau of secular increment of final height in late adolescents. We have developed new Growth Standards via adapting several innovative methods, including standardization of all available raw data, which were acquired in 1997 and 2005 national survey and full application of LMS method.
Results
: We could get new standardized charts; weight-for-age, length/height-for-age, weight-for- height, head circumference-for-age and BMI-for-age. Other non-standardized charts based on 2005 survey data were also published; waist circumference-for-age, mid-arm circumference-for-age, chest circumference-for-age and skinfold-for-age. Clinical guideline was also developed.
Conclusion
: Developmental process and results of new Korean Growth Charts are comparable with other internationally well-known Growth Standards, WHO 2006 Growth Standards and CDC Growth Charts. 2007 Korean Growth Charts are relevant especially in Korea and Korean ethnic groups. |
| Key Words:
Korea, Growth, Standard, Weight, Height, Obesity |
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