Singhi S C, Ganguli N K, Bhakoo O N, Dhall K, Sood V, Kaur A
Department of Paediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh.
Indian J Med Res. 1995 May;101:193-200.
Total body water (TBW), extracellular water (ECW) and intracellular water (ICW) were measured within 6 h of birth in 99 appropriate for gestational age (AGA) infants. The two groups of infants included were term (mean +/- SD gestation 272 +/- 7 days) and preterm (mean +/- SD gestation 238 +/- 11 days) infants. The mean TBW +/- SD was 777 +/- 26 ml/kg in preterm infants and 737 +/- 26 ml/kg in term infants. The corresponding ECW was 349 +/- 26 ml/kg and 331 +/- 30 ml/kg respectively. Weight was the best correlate of TBW (r = 0.98) and ECW (r = 0.92) volumes. TBW per unit of body weight showed significant decline with increasing gestation (r = -0.54) and birth weight (r = -0.51). ICW per kg showed a moderate correlation with TBW (r = 0.63), whereas ECW per kg had a low correlation (r = 0.35) with it. TBW/kg in our infants was comparable to infants from other ethnic groups. ICW/kg, however, was consistently higher and ECW/kg lower at all stages of maturation in Indian infants as compared to Caucacian and Negroid infants.
对99名适于胎龄(AGA)婴儿在出生后6小时内测量了全身水(TBW)、细胞外液(ECW)和细胞内液(ICW)。纳入的两组婴儿分别为足月儿(平均±标准差妊娠272±7天)和早产儿(平均±标准差妊娠238±11天)。早产儿的平均TBW±标准差为777±26 ml/kg,足月儿为737±26 ml/kg。相应的ECW分别为349±26 ml/kg和331±30 ml/kg。体重是TBW(r = 0.98)和ECW(r = 0.92)容量的最佳相关因素。每单位体重的TBW随着胎龄增加(r = -0.54)和出生体重增加(r = -0.51)而显著下降。每千克ICW与TBW呈中度相关(r = 0.63),而每千克ECW与之相关性较低(r = 0.35)。我们研究中婴儿的TBW/kg与其他种族的婴儿相当。然而,与白种人和黑人婴儿相比,印度婴儿在所有成熟阶段的ICW/kg始终较高,ECW/kg较低。