Evaluation of growth and development of patients with Down syndrome in Santiago de Cuba

Authors

  • Tamara Rubio González Policlínico Docente “Camilo Torres Restrepo”, Santiago de Cuba http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2059-9802
  • Lisandra Norbert Vázquez Facultad I, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba
  • Dianelys de la Caridad García González Facultad I, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba

Keywords:

Down syndrome, congenital defect, anthropometric index, growth and development pattern.

Abstract

A descriptive, cross-sectional and quantitative study of 54 patients with Down syndrome, assisted in the Clinical Genetics Service of “Dr. Antonio María Béguez César” Teaching Southern Children Hospital was carried out in Santiago de Cuba, from 2000 to 2015, aimed at determining the growth pattern of those affected patients. Among the analyzed variables there were age, sex and anthropometric indexes: weight according to age, height according to age, weight/height index and body mass index; also, the most frequent congenital defects were evaluated in the sample. It was concluded that the growth pattern of these patients is similar to the one described in the medical literature related to the topic, which can be useful for the clinical care that should be offered, as well as to guide the parents on the eating habits and lifestyles as part of the treatment of children and adolescents with this syndrome.     

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Author Biography

Tamara Rubio González, Policlínico Docente “Camilo Torres Restrepo”, Santiago de Cuba

Especialiata de II grado en Genética Clínica, MsC en Atención Integral al Niño, Profesora Auxiliar, Investigadora Auxiliar

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2018-01-11

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Rubio González T, Norbert Vázquez L, García González D de la C. Evaluation of growth and development of patients with Down syndrome in Santiago de Cuba. MEDISAN [Internet]. 2018 Jan. 11 [cited 2025 Jun. 4];22(1). Available from: https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/1385

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Vol. 22 No. 1 (2018): MEDISAN

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