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Table 3 CI, DD, and incidence of PD in preterm infants with different gestational ages at birth

From: Prevalence of positional skull deformities in 530 premature infants with a corrected age of up to 6 months: a multicenter study

Group

N

Plagiocephaly

Brachycephaly

Dolichocephaly

DD

CI

N

%

N

%

N

%

W < 32 weeks

137

80

58.4%

129

92.6%

2

1.5%

0.516 ± 0.363

0.885 ± 0.060

32w ≤ W ≤ 34w

214

105

49.1%

177

83.7%

8

3.7%

0.437 ± 0.346a

0.882 ± 0.067a

W > 34 weeks

179

86

48.0%

145

81.0%

6

3.4%

0.387 ± 0.305ab

0.875 ± 0.066ab

  1. a: p < 0.05, compared with the < 32-week group; b: p < 0.05, compared with the 32–34-week group
  2. CI, cranial index; DD, diagonal difference; N, number of cases; PD, positional deformity; W, Gestational week
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BMC Pediatrics

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