Height Normal Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes

Growth Failure

In-Depth How is “normal” growth defined? Measured in height, “normal” growth is described as growth of: 0 to 12 months - about 10 inches. [childrenshospital.org]

Currently, there is no long-term proposal to normalize the adult height of these children with sJIA. [karger.com]

Late puberty allows for more prepubertal growth, usually resulting in a normal adult height. [emedicinehealth.com]

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Glycogen Storage Disease Type 9

Typically, individuals catch up developmentally, and adults reach normal height. [ghr.nlm.nih.gov]

All of the symptoms usually improve as the child ages, and most adults are of normal height. [mda.org.au]

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Familial Short Stature

Other tubular bone parameters, however, were normal. Sitting height/height ratios were in normal ranges and comparable in FSS and the control group. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Midparental height of our total population of short children was less than the mean midparental height of normal American children. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Birth related causes vs. postnatal causes Is height growth chart normal? [learn.pediatrics.ubc.ca]

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Stickler Syndrome Type 2

Height: 1.55 m, straightened lumbar lordosis, hypermobile joints. None 1/II-3 36 y wt/R507X 1.2/1.2 Plano Clear lens, normal vitreous, normal fundi, OCT: normal. [iovs.arvojournals.org]

Height: 1.50 m, normal facial features, dysarthric speech, bilateral pes plano valgus, hypoplasia of the lateral femoral condyles, no hypermobile joints. [iovs.arvojournals.org]

OCT: normal. [iovs.arvojournals.org]

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Overeating

People are not considered overweight if they weigh more than is normal for their age and height, but that extra weight comes from bone or muscle. pediatrics A field of medicine [student.societyforscience.org]

Is that normal? It depends. Children and teens may go through cycles. For example, they may eat more and gain some extra weight right before a growth spurt in height. [familydoctor.org]

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Bronchitis

Normal reference values are determined by patient age, sex, and height. [msdmanuals.com]

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Acute Bronchitis

Normal reference values are determined by patient age, sex, and height. [msdmanuals.com]

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Constipation

[…] within normal limits In a child/young person older than 1 year: Generally well, weight and height within normal limits, fit and active No ? [dx.doi.org]

[…] within normal limits In a child/young person older than 1 year: Generally well, weight and height within normal limits, fit and active No 'red flag' but see 'amber flag' [web.archive.org]

[…] baby]) Stool patterns ‘Ribbon stools (more likely in a child younger than 1 year) Growth and general well being In a child younger than 1 year: Generally well, weight and height [dx.doi.org]

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Cystitis

Adult height is typically more than 3.5 SD below the mean, although a wide spectrum that overlaps normal height has been reported. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Initially height is normal; however, short stature ( 3rd centile) becomes evident in adolescence as the skeletal changes progress. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Adult height is either in the lower range of normal or mildly shortened. The limbs are relatively short in comparison to the trunk. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Growth Hormone Deficiency

The primary goal of rhGH treatment in GHD patients is to normalize height during childhood and adolescence and attain an adult height within the normal range and within the [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The thyroid hormone level was normal and coeliac disease markers were negative. Bone age was considerably delayed. Target height was normal (0.5 SDS). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

If untreated, GH deficiency can cause a child to not reach his or her normal adult height. [stanfordchildrens.org]

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Musculoskeletal Lower Back Pain

Body Mass Index (BMI) was calculated with the formula of weight (kg)/ height (metre) 2 and was classified as underweight (BMI 2 ), normal weight (BMI 18.5–24.9 kg/m 2 ), overweight [journals.plos.org]

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Gingivitis

The gum will swell so much that the normal height between the top of the bone and the top of the gum is increased -from 1-3mm to 3mm or more. [electricteeth.co.uk]

The gum is swollen above the normal level, but there has been no damage to the bone underneath. These are known as false pockets. [electricteeth.co.uk]

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Hypersensitivity

In addition to the increased IELs, there is an increase in crypt depth without a reduction in villus height Stage 3 Villous effacement. [worldgastroenterology.org]

[…] have small-intestinal biopsy specimens that appear normal Stage 1 Increase in the number of intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs) to more than 25 per 100 enterocytes with a normal [worldgastroenterology.org]

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Essential Hypertension

Body height was found to be a better reference index than weight for expressing results, but conclusions were identical whatever the frame of reference used. [nejm.org]

A child or adolescent is said to have hypertension if the SBP or DBP is 95th percentile for age, height and gender on repeated measurements. [chp.gov.hk]

Abstract Plasma volume (RISA) was measured in 37 men with essential hypertension uncomplicated by cardiac or renal failure, and results compared with values obtained in 20 normal [nejm.org]

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Exostosis

This was indicated for painful subtalar arthritis with normal heel height and normal tibiotalar alignment. [faoj.org]

Symptoms may include: below-normal height for a child’s age one leg or arm being longer than the other pain during exercise soreness of nearby muscles Hereditary multiple [healthline.com]

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Hypertension

Here are ways to help prevent hypertension and keep yourself healthy: Stay at a normal weight for your height. Exercise for about an hour a day. [kidshealth.org]

For children and teens, the health care provider compares the blood pressure reading to what is normal for other kids who are the same age, height, and gender. [medlineplus.gov]

[…] at each stage of physical maturity because of the normal age and height-related rise in blood pressure throughout childhood. [dx.doi.org]

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Malnutrition

According to India’s 2015-16 national family health survey, 38 per cent of under-fives (some 50m children) are stunted, meaning their height is significantly below the normal [ft.com]

This may be manifested as failure to grow at a normal expected rate in terms of weight, height or both Irritability, sluggishness and excessive crying along with behavioral [news-medical.net]

And the standard is measured against a regular distribution for a normal population of height by age. [coursera.org]

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Tonsillitis

Its height is generally less than one third of the T-wave height. [thecardiologyadvisor.com]

[…] angina attack, ECG is likely to show reversible ischemic changes: T wave discordant to the QRS vector ST-segment depression (typically) ST-segment elevation Decreased R-wave height [msdmanuals.com]

A physiologic U wave in the presence of a normal serum potassium concentration is defined as a small deflection following the T wave. [thecardiologyadvisor.com]

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Central Precocious Puberty

The patient did not receive medical care for his precocious pubertal development, because of adequate height prognosis, and reached normal height for both his target height [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

At 7 years of age the girl presented central precocious puberty, height velocity further increased, but her near-final height was normal. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Each patient's height and weight were normal at the most recent follow-up (9-11 years after surgery), and none had experienced learning difficulties. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Heelspur

Regarding general built-related factors, weight and height were universally recorded in treatment cards, out of which BMI was calculated. [ijrh.org]

Patients were divided into different groups i.e normal, overweight, obese, and below-normal [Table 1] as per South-Asian standard of the WHO. [17] Some of the patients were [ijrh.org]

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Insulin Resistance

Regarding growth, the patient's BMI Z score normalized and length/height score improved. Our patient presented normal neurological development and academic achievement. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] or height age. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A BMI between 19 and 24 is considered normal; 25-29 is overweight; 30-34 is moderately obese; 35-39 is severely obese; and 40 or higher is defined as morbidly obese. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

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Metabolic Syndrome

His weight is 182 kg (400 lbs), height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in), and body mass index (BMI) 53 (normal 18.5 to 25). [en.wikipedia.org]

[…] weight/height ratio squared, and expressed as kg/m 2. [dx.doi.org]

Obesity can be diagnosed by calculating the body mass index (BMI), which is the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters. [dx.doi.org]

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Atopy

Measurements At baseline height, weight, and smoking habits were assessed. [respiratory-research.biomedcentral.com]

BMI (weight/height2) was divided into 3 categories: underweight ( 18.5 kg/m2), normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m2), and overweight/obesity ( 25 kg/m2) [15]. [respiratory-research.biomedcentral.com]

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Acute Hyperventilation

These subjects were matched for age, sex, and height with the asthmatic subjects. [thorax.bmj.com]

Lung function was normal and methacholine challenge was in the normal range (PC 20 8 mg/ml). [thorax.bmj.com]

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Hyperuricemia

Body mass index (BMI) was calculated as weight (in kilograms), divided by height (in meters) squared. [scielo.br]

Normal weight was defined as BMI from 18.5 to 24.9kg/m2, overweight as BMI 25 to 29.9kg/m2, and obesity as BMI 30kg/m2. [scielo.br]

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Food Allergy

In addition to the increased IELs, there is an increase in crypt depth without a reduction in villus height Stage 3 Villous effacement. [worldgastroenterology.org]

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Panic Attacks

A phobia is considered a problem only when it keeps you from living a normal life. [familydoctor.org]

Some of the most common phobias include fear of crowds, bridges, snakes, spiders, heights, open places, or social embarrassment. [familydoctor.org]

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Hypogonadism

Testosterone is essential for the changes seen in boys during puberty including increase in height, body and pubic hair, enlargement of the penis, and normal male libido. [diurnal.co.uk]

He had a blood pressure of 134/86 mm Hg; heart rate 88; 192 lb; and height of 73”. [healio.com]

His exam was unremarkable except for frontal sinus tenderness, acne on face and trunk, and reduced testicular size of 6 mL bilaterally (normal: 18 mL to 25 mL). [healio.com]

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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Patients were categorized by BMI [weight in kg/(height in m) 2 ] according to World Health Organization classification (underweight 18.5, normal 18.5–24.9, overweight 25–29.9 [web.archive.org]

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Umbilical Hernia

Obesity: Children and adults with obesity face a significantly higher risk of developing an umbilical hernia, compared with individuals of normal weight for their height and [medicalnewstoday.com]

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