Research Article

Growth and Specialized Growth Charts of Children with Congenital Hypothyroidism Detected by Neonatal Screening in Isfahan, Iran

Table 3

Percentiles of Head Circumference (cm) for age (months) for CH patients and Iranian normal girls and boys (highlighted in italic) and WHO corresponding values (presented in parentheses).

Percentiles
Age Gender 3 15 50 85 97
(months)( )(WHO)(WHO)(WHO)(WHO)(WHO)
FemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMale

330036533
(37.3)
33
(38.3)
34
(38.3)
34.6
(39.3)
36
(39.5)
36.7
(40.5)
38
(40.8)
39
(41.7)
39
(41.9)
41
(42.7)
Iran-regional* 37 38 38 39.1 39.5 40.5 40.5 41.5 41.5 42.6
638534338
(40)
39
(41)
39
(41)
40
(43.1)
41
(42.5)
42
(43.3)
43
(43.5)
43.2
(44.6)
44
(44.8)
45
(45.6)
Iran-regional 39.5 41.1 41 42 42.5 43.5 43.5 45 44.8 45.6
936531140
(41.3)
41
(43.6)
42
(43.4)
42
(43.7)
43
(43.8)
44
(45)
45
(45.3)
46
(46.3)
46
(46.3)
47
(47.4)
Iran-regional 41.5 43 43 44 44 45 45 46.5 46.7 47.5
1223028043
(43.3)
43
(43.6)
43
(43.6)
44
(44.7)
45
(44.6)
46
(46.1)
46
(46.3)
47.5
(47.4)
48
(47.5)
49
(48.5)
Iran-regional 43 44 44 45 45.3 46.5 46.5 48 47.8 48.9
1824129343
(43.6)
44
(44.6)
44
(44.8)
45.5
(46)
46
(46.3)
47
(47.4)
47.5
(47.7)
49
(48.7)
48.75
(48.8)
50
(49.9)
Iran-regional 44.5 45.5 45.5 46.7 47 48 48 49.5 49.5 50
2420326344
(44.6)
45
(45.7)
45.8
(45.7)
47
(46.8)
47
(47.2)
49
(48.3)
49
(48.6)
50
(49.7)
50
(49.8)
51
(50.8)
3014922245
(45.3)
45.7
(46.3)
46.7
(46.5)
48
(47.5)
48
(47.6)
49
(48.6)
49
(49.4)
50
(50.4)
50
(50.6)
53
(51.6)
3615317745.8
(45.6)
46.4
(46.8)
47
(47)
48
(48)
49
(48.5)
50
(49.5)
50
(50)
51
(50.9)
52
(51.3)
53
(53.1)

*Sample size for Iranian normal boys (282) and girls (270) in all age groups is the same.