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.
Downs Syndr Res Pract
October 2008
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.