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Table 4 Brachycephaly severity in term infants of different age groups

From: Analysis of cranial type characteristics in term infants: a multi-center study

Group (age, months)

n

CI (%)

Brachycephaly

Severity

Mild

Medium

Severe

0–1

1628

84.4 ± 5.4

1076 (66.1%)

827 (50.8%)

241 (14.8%)

8 (0.5%)

2–3

1506

88.0 ± 6.6

1235 (82.0%)*

671 (44.6%)*

514 (34.1%)*

50 (3.3%)*

4–5

1322

88.4 ± 6.0

996 (75.3%)*

566 (42.8%)*

390 (29.5%)*

40 (3.0%)*

  1. Note: * significant difference compared to the 0–1 months group (P < 0.05)
  2. CI Cephalic index