Developing Growth Reference Curves for Jordanian Children and Adolescents: A Comparative Analysis with WHO Growth Standards and References
Walid Al-Qerem, Ruba Zumot, Anan Jarab, Judith Eberhardt, Alaa Hammad, Fawaz Alasmari, Nouf Alsultan · 2026
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Walid Al-Qerem and co-authors build growth curves for Jordanian youth in a 2026 study. Growth charts tell if a child grows in a sound range. World charts rest on old data from far lands, which may not fit local youth. The team drew on a national health record system for 2019 to 2025. Clean reads gave 61,597 points from 33,170 children and teens. The team fit curves for height and body mass by sex and age.
Local curves split from world curves at set ages and marks. That gap shows why local charts count for clinic calls. Weight curves used a sub set of reads for ages two to ten. The authors give the charts as local context for growth reads. They ask for next work that tests both chart sets against true health marks in Jordan.
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| CREATOR | Walid Al-Qerem, Ruba Zumot, Anan Jarab, Judith Eberhardt, Alaa Hammad, Fawaz Alasmari, Nouf Alsultan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |