Growth charts for Chinese Down syndrome children from birth to 14 years.

Objective: To establish Down syndrome (DS)-specific growth charts for Hong Kong Chinese children.

Design And Setting: Growth data were collected from (1) members of the Hong Kong Down Syndrome Association (cross-sectional); (2) DS children attending special schools or living in residential homes (cross-sectional); and (3) the paediatric departments of seven public hospitals (retrospective).

Patients: 425 DS children (57% males and 43% females) born in 1977-2000, yielding 4987 observations.

Phenylketonuria in Hong Kong Chinese: a call for hyperphenylalaninemia newborn screening in the Special Administrative Region, China.

Hyperphenylalaninemia is one of the commonest inborn errors of metabolism affecting approximately 1 in 15,000 livebirths. Among Chinese, BH4 deficiency leading to hyperphenylalaninemia is much commoner than in Caucasians. Exact diagnosis is important for the treatment and genetic counseling.

Medical issues among children and teenagers with Down syndrome in Hong Kong.

Unlabelled: We examined the prevalence of medical problems in children and teenagers with Down syndrome in Hong Kong.

Methods: Children with Down syndrome receiving care from seven regional hospitals were included and their hospital records were reviewed. A total of 407 patients, aged between 0.

Disordered eating attitudes and behaviours among adolescents in Hong Kong: prevalence and correlates.

Aims: To study the prevalence of disordered eating attitudes and behaviours among adolescents in Hong Kong and to examine the socio-demographic and behavioural correlates.

Methods: Three secondary schools with different academic performance were selected from the Eastern District of Hong Kong. A total of 2382 students enrolled in Forms 1-7 at the three schools completed a specially designed questionnaire.