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Table 3 Comparison of growth between girls and boys

From: Growth of preterm very low birth weight infants discharged with weight of less than 1500grams

Anthropometry

Boys

N: 53(%)

Girls

N: 58 (%)

Total

N: 111 (%)

Birth weight

  ≥ 10th centile

23 (43.4%)

28(48.2%)

51(46.0%)

  < 10th centile

30(56.6%)

30(51.8%)

60 (54.0%)

Weight 12 weeks post discharge

  ≥ 10th centile

9(17.0%)

19(32.8%)

28(25.2%)

  < 10th centile

44(83.0%)

39(67.2%)

83(74.8%)b

OFC birth

  ≥ 10th centile

21(39.6%)

38(65.5%)

59(53.1%)

  < 10th centile

32(60.4%)

20(34.5%)

52(46.9%)

OFC 12 weeks post discharge

  ≥ 10th centile

28(52.8%)

40(69.0%)

68(61.3%)

  < 10th centile

25(47.2%)

18(31.0%)

43(38.7%)c

Length birth

  ≥ 10th centile

24(45.3%)

39(67.2%)

63(56.7%)

  < 10th centile

29(54.7%)

19(32.8%)

48(43.3%)

Length 12 weeks post discharge

  ≥ 10th centile

7(13.2%)

23(39.6%)

30(27.0%)

  < 10th centile

46(86.8%)

35(60.4%)

81(73.0%)

Symmetric SGA at birtha

Yes

25(47.1%)

20(34.5%)

45(40.5%)

No

28(52.8%)

38(65.5%)

66(59.5%)

  1. a: Symmetric SGA = Weight, FC and Length < 10th centile for gestational age
  2. b: Of these 83; 48 had weight < 10thcentile at birth
  3. c: Of these 43; 26 had OFC <10th centile at birth