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ArticleBMC immunology2020

Assessment of weight and height of patients with primary immunodeficiency disorders and group of children with recurrent respiratory tract infections.

Karolina Pieniawska-Śmiech, Kamil Bar, Mateusz Babicki, Karol Śmiech, Aleksandra Lewandowicz-Uszyńska

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Article in BMC immunology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Karolina Pieniawska-ŚmiechStudent Research Circle at 3rd Department and Clinic of Paediatrics, Immunology and Rheumatology of Developmental Age, Wroclaw Medical University, Wrocław, Poland. kpieniawska@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-0479-3701
Kamil BarStudent Research Circle at 3rd Department and Clinic of Paediatrics, Immunology and Rheumatology of Developmental Age, Wroclaw Medical University, Wrocław, Poland.
Mateusz BabickiStudent Research Circle at 3rd Department and Clinic of Paediatrics, Immunology and Rheumatology of Developmental Age, Wroclaw Medical University, Wrocław, Poland.
Karol ŚmiechStudent Research Circle at 3rd Department and Clinic of Paediatrics, Immunology and Rheumatology of Developmental Age, Wroclaw Medical University, Wrocław, Poland.
Aleksandra Lewandowicz-UszyńskaJ.Gromkowski Regional Specialist Hospital, Wrocław, Poland.
Wroclaw Medical University · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrimary immunodeficiences (PIDs) are a group of chronic, serious disorders in which the immune response is insufficient. In consequence, it leads to an increased susceptibility to infections. Up to date, there are about 350 different disorders classified in that group. There are also patients suffering from recurrent respiratory tract infections (RRTI), however that group doesn't present any abnormalities in terms of conducted immunological tests. Many factors, including medical, can have an impact on physical development of a child. Data such as birth weight and length, also weight, height, BMI during admission to the hospital were collected from 195 patients' medical histories from their hospitalization at Clinical Immunology and Paediatrics Ward of J. Gromkowski Hospital in Wrocław. Investigated groups included patients with PIDs, RRTI and a control group of healthy children. Our purpose was to evaluate the physical growth of children with PID and children with RRTI by assessment of their height and weight. All of parameters were evaluated using centile charts, suitable best for the Polish population.

resultsThe lowest mean birth weight and height was found among the PIDs patients group. Children with PIDs during hospitalization had statistically relevant lower mean weight than the control group and almost 18% of them had their height situated below 3rd percentile. The statistically relevant differences have been found between them and RRTI group in terms of weight, height and nutritional status. The statistically significant difference was detected between the nutritional status of PID and control group.

conclusionsThere is a higher percentage of PID patients with physical growth abnormalities in comparison to healthy children. Our findings indicate a need for further investigation of immune system irregularities and their influence on physical growth of children.

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AdolescentBody HeightBody Mass IndexBody WeightChildChild, PreschoolChronic DiseaseFemaleGrowth DisordersHumansMalePrimary Immunodeficiency DiseasesRecurrenceRespiratory Tract InfectionsGrowth assessmentPhysical growthPrimary immunodeficiencyRecurrent respiratory tract infections

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