hrp0086p2-p846 | Syndromes: Mechanisms and Management P2 | ESPE2016

Should We Construct Specific Growth Charts for Ethnic Subgroups?

Pop Raluca-Monica , Pascanu Ionela Maria

Background: Romania has a 3.3% Rromanes population according to the latest census, but no specific growth charts for this ethnic minority. Current national protocol recommends using the Swiss growth charts developed in 1989. Specific growth charts exist for ethnic subgroups like Turks in Germany and the Netherlands.Objective and hypotheses: A comparison between a Rromanes and a Romanian group of children regarding weight and height disturbancesÂ’ pre...