Edwards A G, Halse P C, Parkin J M, Waterston A J
Newcastle General Hospital.
Arch Dis Child. 1990 Nov;65(11):1263-5. doi: 10.1136/adc.65.11.1263.
The maximum weight centile achieved by a child between 4 and 8 weeks of age was found to be a better predictor of the centile at 12 months than the birth weight centile. Children whose weight deviated two or more major centiles below this maximum weight centile for a month or more showed significant anthropometric differences during the second year of life from those who showed no such deviation. It is suggested that this leads to a logical and practical definition of failure to thrive.
研究发现，4至8周龄儿童达到的最高体重百分位数比出生体重百分位数更能预测其12个月时的百分位数。体重在一个月或更长时间内低于该最高体重百分位数两个或更多主要百分位数的儿童，在生命的第二年，其人体测量指标与未出现这种偏差的儿童有显著差异。有人认为，这就得出了关于发育迟缓的合理且实用的定义。
