GROWTH RETARDATION IN CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC ILLNESSES Dyah MP Sesunan, Aditiawati Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Sriwijaya

University Dr Mohammad Hoesin Hospital, Palem!an" A!stract Background #mpact of chronic illnesses can vary si"nificantly, "rowth retardation is one of it Factors responsi!le for this include fre$uent infections, con"enital anomaly, lon" term stress and side effects of therapy Objective %o determine the hei"hts percentile of children with chronic illnesses in population et!od Secondary data of %u!erculosis, &ephrotic Syndrome and Con"enital Heart Disease patients treated at pediatric ward Dr Mohammad Hoesin Hospital on April'(une, )*+, were ta-en %he !ody hei"hts were plotted to CDC .rowth Chart Re"u#t" /ne hundred and ei"ht patients were enrolled, 01 !oys, 0+ "irls, a"e 2 months'+3 years, ,2 with %4, )1 with &S, 30 with CHD #n %4 patients5 +,, 0, +*, 0, +, + were on 60 th , 0th'6+*th, +*th'6)0th, )0th' 60*th, 0*th'610th, 780th percentiles respectively9 &S patients5 0, +, 2, :, ), ), +, ) were on 60 th, 0th'6+*th, +*th'6)0th, )0th'60*th, 0*th'610th, 10th'680th, 780th percentiles respectively9 CHD patients5 )*, 0, ++, 3, ,, +, + were on 60th, 0th'6+*th, +*th'6)0th, )0th'60*th, 0*th'610th, 10th'680th percentiles respectively %wenty;30<= of 30 on the CHD "roup has hei"ht under 0 th percentile compared to +:;)8<= of 2, on non CHD "roup ;p>*,*219 /?>),*9 80<C# *,:82'3,323= Usin" )0 th percentile as cut off, statistically si"nificance difference were found, ,2;:*<= of 30 on the CHD "roup has hei"ht under )0 th percentile compared to 30;23<= of 2, on non CHD "roup ;p>*,*389 /?>),,9 80<C# *,83)'0,2+0= Conc#u"ion Most of CHD and %4 patients have !ody hei"hts under 0th percentile Patients with CHD have lower hei"ht percentile compared to patients with %4 and &S Keywords: body heights, chronic illnesses, CDC Growth Chart.