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Table 5 Height corrected for target height (HSDScorr) in children with fast and slow initial growth for the different 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

 

HSDScorr

 

Weight increase at 3 months

 

<3500 gram

≥3500 gram

Approximate age

n

mean

n

mean

Total group

3 months

257

-1.85

389

-0.59

6 months

252

-1.41

371

-0.32

1 year

263

-0.99

370

-0.27

2 years

243

-0.85

367

-0.18

5 years

271

-0.61

391

-0.08

10 years (observed)

189

-0.37

282

-0.08

10 years (estimated)

270

-0.42

392

-0.08

<32 wks/AGA

3 months

100

-1.29

278

-0.32

6 months

101

-1.05

263

-0.14

1 year

104

-0.75

262

-0.19

2 years

98

-0.65

258

-0.08

5 years

108

-0.41

278

-0.04

10 years (observed)

77

-0.35

199

-0.07

10 years (estimated)

109

-0.33

279

-0.07

<32 wks/SGA

3 months

37

-2.47

41

-1.38

6 months

34

-2.03

37

-0.82

1 year

38

-1.36

38

-0.81

2 years

38

-1.34

38

-0.64

5 years

41

-0.91

41

-0.37

10 years (observed)

29

-0.46

32

-0.37

10 years (estimated)

41

-0.60

41

-0.33

≥32 wks/SGA

3 months

120

-2.20

70

-1.30

6 months

117

-1.57

71

-0.78

1 year

121

-1.11

70

-0.31

2 years

107

-0.85

71

-0.28

5 years

122

-0.73

72

-0.06

10 years (observed)

83

-0.38

51

-0.06

10 years (estimated)

120

-0.44

72

-0.04