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Table 5 Growth velocity at selected ages and average velocity from 90 to 360 days with 95% confidence intervals

From: Physical growth during the first year of life. A longitudinal study in rural and urban areas of Hanoi, Vietnam

 

Weight (gram/day)

Length (cm/10 days)

 

Urban

Rural

Urban

Rural

Age

Boys

Girls

Boys

Girls

Boys

Girls

Boys

Girls

90 days

24.0

20.9

23.3

21.4

.84

.82

.79

.76

180 days

14.1

13.8

12.2

11.4

.60

.56

.59

.59

270 days

10.0

11.5

7.8

7.7

.51

.43

.53

.42

360 days

7.7

10.3

5.7

5.8

.47

.35

.53

.36

Average

12.8

13.5

11.1

10.5

.58

.59

.59

.49

Lower limit

12.2

12.7

10.7

9.9

.56

.57

.57

.48

Upper limit

13.4

14.3

11.6

11.1

.60

.61

.60

.50