ESTIMATION OF STATURE BASED ON TIBIAL LENGTH IN CHILDREN WITH POMPE DISEASE AT THE VIETNAMESE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

Phạm Anh Thơ1, Lưu Thị Mỹ Thục2, Vũ Chí Dũng2, Nguyễn Thị Thúy Hồng1,, Phạm Văn Phú1, Nguyễn Ngọc Khánh2, Đỗ Thị Thanh Mai2
1 Hanoi Medical University
2 Vietnam National Children's Hospital

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Abstract

Assessing nutritional status, especially stature measurement in children with Pompe disease is challenging due to delayed gross motor functions and/or musculoskeletal abnormalities. Objectives: To develop a predictive equation of stature in Pompe pediatric patients based on tibial length. Methods: 34 children with Pompe disease (1 – 82 months) at the Vietnamese Children’s Hospital were recruited, examined and measured to derive the equation for estimating stature based on tibial length. Results: The regression equation for estimating stature from tibial length was Ht = 3,29 x TL + 34,65 in children without musculoskeletal abnormalities and Ht = 3,29 x TL+33,95 in children with musculoskeletal abnormalities. After 3 months, the difference between actual and estimated stature was not statistically significant. Conclusion: Stature of children with Pompe disease can be estimated based on tibial length.

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