Downloadable PDFs for plotting growth for children with Trisomy 21, based on data collected in the Down Syndrome Growing Up Study (DSGS) published in 2015. This study collected data from a convenience sample of patients with Down syndrome.
CDC 2017 (Link)Analysis of the use of new (2015) Down-syndrome BMI norms compared to standard CDC norms. Concludes that the general CDC norms are a better indicator of excess adiposity than the Down-syndrome-secific ones for DS children 10 years old and up.
[su_cite_pediatrics url_fragment = ‘138/4/e20160541’ author = ‘Hatch-Stein’ year = ‘2016’] | PubMed 27630073 | Author Search
Results of the Down Syndrome Growing Up Study, which compiled 1520 measurements on 637 participants from 25 states (but mostly Pennsylvania) to create weight, height, head circumference, and body-mass index charts for children with Down syndrome through age 20 years. Comparisons to the old 1988 DS growth charts are illustrated. A supplement provides graphs and tables.