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<journal-meta>
<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">JOHS</journal-id>
<journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">Journ of Health Scien</journal-id>
<journal-title-group>
<journal-title>Journal of HealthCare Sciences</journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">Journ of Health Scien</abbrev-journal-title>
</journal-title-group>
<issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn>
<issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
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<article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">77</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">http://dx.doi.org/10.52533/JOHS.2022.2808</article-id>
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<article-categories>
<subj-group subj-group-type="heading">
<subject>Pediatrics</subject>
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</article-categories>
<title-group>
<article-title>Prevalence of Short Stature Among Children Aged 5-12 Years Old in Taif City, Saudi Arabia
</article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Ghamdi</surname>
<given-names>Ahmed Al</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>AlGhamdi</surname>
<given-names>Mansour</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Manjoomi</surname>
<given-names>Raid Al</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Homyani</surname>
<given-names>Doua Al</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Mahboob</surname>
<given-names>Mohra</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Jimenez</surname>
<given-names>Joan</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Juaid</surname>
<given-names>Hanoof Al</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Malky</surname>
<given-names>Matar Al</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>AlThobaiti</surname>
<given-names>Saleh</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Dagreri</surname>
<given-names>Narges</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<pub-date pub-type="ppub">
<day>30</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>2</volume>
<issue>8</issue>
<fpage>192</fpage>
<lpage>196</lpage>
<permissions>
<copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement>
<copyright-year>2009</copyright-year>
<license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">
<license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p>
</license>
</permissions>
<abstract>
<p>Background: Short stature is one of the most common and frequent diagnosis in children investigated by pediatricians in everyday practice. The aim of this study was to analyse the prevalence of short stature in children between 5 to 12 years of age in Taif City, Saudi Arabia.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study performed on children where height was measured for all participants and an average of three measurements was recorded. A questionnaire on various parameters influencing short stature such as height of parents, birth history, history of illness, family history of short stature and chronic illness were completed by the children’s guardian.
Results: Out of 314 children, 188 children were male (59.87%) and 126 were female (40.13%). The overall prevalence rate of short stature was 33.68%. Regarding male participants, 29 were identified as short stature (15.43%) compared to 23 females that were identified as short stature (18.25%). One male and two females with short stature were born prematurely. The most common etiology for short stature was familial short stature with 40.8% followed by malnutrition which was 24.2%. Growth hormone deficiency was the most common endocrinological cause for short stature (9.7%) followed by hypothyroidism (7.6%). Chronic kidney disease was the most common non-endocrinological cause (3.4%). Meanwhile, other disorders were found such as celiac disease (0.5%) and Turner’s Syndrome (0.3%).
Conclusion: Short stature was more common in females compared to males. The most common etiology for short stature was familial short stature followed by malnutrition. Growth hormone deficiency, hypothyroidism, chronic kidney and celiac disease were found among the participants. Additional research utilizing growth charts designed for local populations and larger studies with stratified age groups is necessary for accurate assessment of short stature in children.
</p>
</abstract>
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<kwd>short stature</kwd>
<kwd> children</kwd>
<kwd> prevalence</kwd>
<kwd> etiology</kwd>
<kwd> saudi arabia</kwd>
</kwd-group>
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