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Table 2 Growth parameters at 12 months postmenstrual age in infants born SGA and those born AGA

From: Growth of a cohort of very low birth weight infants in Johannesburg, South Africa

 

AGA1(Mean ± SD)

SGA2(Mean ± SD)

p value3

Weight (kg)

9.01 ± 1.31 (n = 19)

7.71 ± 1.26 (n = 18)

0.004

Length (cm)

72.51 ± 3.39 (n = 19)

68.9 ± 4.23 (n = 18)

0.007

HC 4 (cm)

45.71 ± 1.16 (n = 16)

45.08 ± 1.54 (n = 17)

0.19

  1. 1AGA = Appropriate for gestational age; 2SGA = Small for gestational age; 3p value determined using the unpaired t test; 4HC = Head circumference