Penile Anthropometry of Healthy Turkish Children Aged One to Twenty-Four Months
Abstract
Objectives: To establish a normal range of penile anthropometric
parameters of infants younger than two years based on their age.
Materials and Methods: A total of 573 infants younger than two years were
included in our study. Penile length and circumference were measured and the
percentiles were established according to infants age. Variations of penile
anthropometry in relation to age and another anthropometric parameters were evaluated
using multiple linear regression models.
Results: The mean stretched penile length ± SD and mean penile circumference ±
SD of all infants aged 1to 24 months were 38.82 ± 8.38 and 14.81 ± 3.09 mm
respectively. Stretched penile length and circumference were affected by age,
body weight and length (p=0.001).
Conclusion: This study provides reference values of stretched
penile lengths and circumference for Turkish infants younger than 24 months.
Our findings suggest that penile measurement abnormalities during routine
healthy children examination may be a clue helping in detecting congenital or
endocrine disorders.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Health Care Administration
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
March 22, 2019
Submission Date
March 5, 2019
Acceptance Date
March 12, 2019
Published in Issue
Year 2019 Volume: 19 Number: 1