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ArticlePediatric research2026

Postnatal conditional growth and size and body composition at 24 months in moderate-and-late preterm children.

Subhasish Das, Frank H Bloomfield, Tanith Alexander, Yannan Jiang, Luling Lin, Jane E Harding

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Subhasish DasLiggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Frank H BloomfieldLiggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Tanith AlexanderLiggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Yannan JiangDepartment of Statistics, Faculty of Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Luling LinLiggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Jane E HardingLiggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. j.harding@auckland.ac.nz.

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backgroundTo assess the relationship between postnatal conditional growth and size and body composition at 24 months' corrected age (CA) in children born moderate-and-late preterm (MLPT).

methodsChildren born MLPT (32

resultsIn 343 children with longitudinal data (mean (standard deviation) gestation 33.4 (1.0) weeks; birthweight 2120 (424) g), growth in size and body composition after hospital discharge, specifically FM z-score at 4 m and FFM z-score at 24 m, had stronger associations with size and body composition at 24 m than measures at or before discharge. Growth patterns were not different between moderate- and late-preterm infants (32-33 and 34-35 weeks) but differed between sexes, small-for-gestational-age ( < 10

conclusionIn children born MLPT, growth in size and body composition after discharge is important for size at 24 months. IMPACT: The influence of timing of growth on later size and body composition in children born moderate-and-late preterm is unknown. Growth in fat mass z-score at 4 months and fat-free mass z-score at 24 months had stronger associations with size and body composition at 24 months than measures at or before discharge. Growth in size and body composition after discharge is important for size at 24 months in children born moderate-and-late preterm.

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