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Table 2 Growth measurements uncorrected and corrected for target height (HSDScorr) at various ages for subgroups based on weight for gestational age

From: Catch-up growth up to ten years of age in children born very preterm or with very low birth weight

 

Length/height-SDS

Percentiles

HSDScorr

Approximate age

n

mean

<P10

n

SDS

Total group

3 months

659

-1.28

48%

633

-1.11

6 months

649

-0.95

39%

626

-0.76

1 year

670

-0.76

32%

649

-0.58

2 years

651

-0.64

28%

628

-0.44

5 years

721

-0.18

18%

719

0.03

10 years (observed)1

510

-0.18

17%

509

-0.07

10 years (estimated) 2

723

-0.24

17%

721

-0.09

<32 wks/AGA

3 months

388

-0.68

29%

381

-0.58

6 months

383

-0.49

24%

382

-0.39

1 year

387

-0.43

22%

386

-0.34

2 years

378

-0.33

20%

374

-0.21

5 years

422

0.11

7%

420

0.18

10 years (observed)1

298

-0.04

15%

298

0.00

10 years (estimated) 2

423

-0.06

15%

422

0.01

<32 wks/SGA

3 months

78

-2.22

82%

78

-1.90

6 months

72

-1.72

64%

72

-1.39

1 year

78

-1.38

46%

78

-1.08

2 years

78

-1.33

45%

78

-1.02

5 years

85

-0.65

24%

85

-0.37

10 years (observed)1

64

-0.55

25%

64

-0.29

10 years (estimated) 2

85

-0.64

24%

85

-0.33

≥32 wks/SGA

3 months

193

-2.19

78%

174

-1.90

6 months

194

-1.60

72%

172

-1.31

1 year

205

-1.16

48%

185

-0.87

2 years

195

-0.95

36%

176

-0.67

5 years

214

-0.62

25%

214

-0.35

10 years (observed)1

148

-0.35

17%

147

-0.13

10 years (estimated) 2

215

-0.48

16%

214

-0.20

  1. 1 observed length for availabe cases
  2. 2 observed length for availabe cases + estimated length (based on length at 5 years) for missing cases