✦ LIBER ✦
Effects of a gluten-free diet on catch-up growth and height prognosis in coeliac children with growth retardation recognized after the age of 5 years
✍ Scribed by F. Luca; M. Astori; E. Pandullo; C. Sferlazzas; T. Arrigo; A. Sindoni; G. Magazzù
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 302 KB
- Volume
- 147
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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✦ Synopsis
The effects of a gluten-free diet on catch-up growth and predicted height were evaluated in 12 children with coeliac disease diagnosed after the age of 5 years and followed for 2-5.5 years. In the majority of the patients, height and bone age were retarded at the time of diagnosis. Under a gluten-free diet growth velocity, age-related height, predicted height and relative bone age increased, height for bone age slightly decreased. In four patients the predicted height remained below the target height, indicating incomplete catch-up growth.