Analysis of growth in the VATER association
C. L. Mapstone, D. D. Weaver and P. L. Yu
Analysis of growth in 31 patients with the VATER association showed that 14
(45%) of these patients experienced postnatal growth deficiency (greater
than -2 SDs) for at least the first three years of life or beyond. The
other 17 patients (55%) had growth that fell within the normal range but
which was usually less than the 50th percentile during at least the first
three years of life. Severe cardiac defect was present in nine (64%) of the
growth-deficient patients and was the only defect that was significantly
correlated with growth deficiency. No explanation for the deficiency in
growth in the other five children was found. When growth deficiency was
present, it was of postnatal onset.
