Martell M, Falkner F, Bertolini L B, Díaz J L, Nieto F, Tenzer S M, Belitzky R
Early Hum Dev. 1978 Feb;1(4):313-23. doi: 10.1016/0378-3782(78)90039-7.
Postnatal growth patterns of weight, length/height and head circumference in full-term (FTI), preterm (PTI) and small-for-dates (SFDI) infants, are described by using distance and velocity data together with the concept of growth per unit of body weight. The study was performed in 112 healthy Caucasian infants, of a similar socioeconomic status, in Montevideo, Uruguay. Median growth velocity (MGV) and median growth velocity per unit (MGVU) of body size are defined. The authors stress that: (a) growth velocity is related to body mass, (b) a useful evaluation of growth is made by using two consecutive measures with a certain time interval independently of birthweight and gestational age, and (c) expressing growth per day per unit relates well to daily nutritional and other requirements.
通过使用距离和速度数据以及单位体重生长的概念，描述了足月儿（FTI）、早产儿（PTI）和小于胎龄儿（SFDI）出生后的体重、身长/身高和头围生长模式。该研究在乌拉圭蒙得维的亚的112名社会经济地位相似的健康白种婴儿中进行。定义了身体大小的中位生长速度（MGV）和单位中位生长速度（MGVU）。作者强调：（a）生长速度与体重有关；（b）通过在一定时间间隔内使用两个连续测量值来进行生长的有效评估，这与出生体重和胎龄无关；（c）单位每日生长与每日营养和其他需求密切相关。
