Table 3 Comparison of growth patterns in boys and girls in the different subgroups
From: Catch-up growth up to ten years of age in children born very preterm or with very low birth weight
Mean length/height SD-scores | Proportions < P10 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | 5 yr | 10 yr | change | 5 yr | 10 yr | |
<32 wks/AGA | ||||||
girls | 133 | -0.05 | -0.15 | -0.10 | 9% | 14% |
boys | 164 | -0.24 | -0.21 | 0.03 | 17% | 20% |
<32 wks/SGA | ||||||
girls | 31 | -0.57 | -0.50 | 0.07 | 19% | 26% |
boys | 33 | -1.14 | -0.89 | 0.25 | 49% | 36% |
≥32 wks/SGA | ||||||
girls | 66 | -0.69 | -0.52 | 0.17 | 21% | 24% |
boys | 63 | -0.72 | -0.35 | 0.37 | 25% | 19% |