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Table 1 A comparison of the present study with the previous studies

From: Reference curves of birth weight, length, and head circumference for gestational ages in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Reference

Study area

Study population

Study period

Sample size

Subjects

Analysis

     

All/live births

All/Singleton

GA (weeks) Method

Congenital anomalies included

Gender

Mean ± SD by GA

Percentiles by GA

Lubchenco [1, 25]

US (Denver, Colorado)

Colorado General Hospital

1948–61

7827

Live

All

24–42 LMP

No

Yes

No

Yes

Niklasson [19]

Sweden

Medical birth registration

1977–81

475,588

Live

Singleton

28–42 LMP & USG

No

Yes

Yes

No

Kramer [18]

Canada, except Toronto

Provinces

1994–96

676,605

All

Singleton

22–43 USG

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Alisyahbana [26]

Indonesia

14 teaching hospitals

1990–91

5844

Live

Singleton

34-44 LMP

No

Yes

No

Yes

Ulrich M [12]

Denmark (Odense)

Residents

1978

906

Live

Singleton

25–43 USG & Dubowitz

No

Yes

Yes

No

Matthai [24]

India (Velore)

Christian hospital (n = 13,217)

1991–94

11,641

Live

Singleton

37–41 Clinical &USG

No (normal)

Yes

No

Yes (only 10, 50, 90)

Fok [20]

Hongkong

Chinese origin (n = 104,258)

1998–2001

10,339

Live

Singleton

24–43 (USG & Ballard)

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Visser [21]

The Netherland

The Netherlands Perinatal Registry (n = 183,000)

2001

176,000

Live & intrapartum death

Singleton

25 onwards LMP &USG

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Present study

Indonesia (Yogyakarta)

Sardjito, 5 district hospitals, & 5 health centers (n = 59,609)

1998–2007

54,599

Live

Singleton

26–42 (Dubowitz)

No

Yes

Yes

Yes