Table 8 Percentile reference values of birth PI (in kg/m3) for Chinese newborn infants aged 24–42 weeks.

From: Construction of China national newborn growth standards based on a large low-risk sample

GA (weeks)

Male

Female

P3

P10

P25

P50

P75

P90

P97

P3

P10

P25

P50

P75

P90

P97

24

16.3

18.0

19.8

21.9

24.2

26.5

29.2

15.6

17.3

19.1

21.2

23.5

25.8

28.3

25

16.4

18.1

19.9

22.0

24.2

26.6

29.3

15.8

17.5

19.3

21.4

23.7

25.9

28.4

26

16.5

18.2

20.0

22.1

24.3

26.6

29.3

16.1

17.8

19.5

21.6

23.8

26.0

28.5

27

16.7

18.4

20.2

22.2

24.4

26.7

29.3

16.3

18.0

19.7

21.8

24.0

26.2

28.6

28

16.9

18.6

20.3

22.4

24.5

26.8

29.3

16.6

18.2

20.0

22.0

24.2

26.4

28.8

29

17.2

18.9

20.6

22.5

24.7

26.9

29.4

16.9

18.5

20.2

22.2

24.4

26.5

28.9

30

17.5

19.1

20.8

22.7

24.8

27.0

29.4

17.2

18.8

20.5

22.5

24.6

26.7

29.1

31

17.8

19.4

21.1

23.0

25.0

27.1

29.5

17.6

19.2

20.8

22.8

24.9

26.9

29.3

32

18.2

19.8

21.4

23.3

25.2

27.2

29.5

18.0

19.6

21.2

23.1

25.1

27.2

29.5

33

18.7

20.2

21.8

23.6

25.5

27.4

29.6

18.5

20.0

21.6

23.5

25.4

27.4

29.6

34

19.2

20.7

22.2

23.9

25.8

27.6

29.7

19.0

20.5

22.1

23.8

25.7

27.6

29.8

35

19.8

21.2

22.7

24.3

26.1

27.8

29.8

19.6

21.1

22.5

24.2

26.0

27.9

29.9

36

20.4

21.8

23.2

24.7

26.4

28.0

29.9

20.3

21.7

23.1

24.7

26.4

28.1

30.0

37

21.1

22.4

23.7

25.2

26.7

28.3

30.0

20.9

22.3

23.6

25.1

26.7

28.3

30.2

38

21.7

23.0

24.2

25.6

27.1

28.6

30.3

21.6

22.9

24.1

25.6

27.1

28.6

30.3

39

22.2

23.5

24.7

26.0

27.5

28.9

30.5

22.1

23.4

24.6

26.0

27.5

28.9

30.6

40

22.6

23.8

25.1

26.4

27.8

29.2

30.8

22.5

23.7

24.9

26.3

27.7

29.2

30.8

41

22.9

24.1

25.4

26.7

28.1

29.4

31.1

22.8

24.0

25.2

26.6

28.0

29.5

31.1

42

23.2

24.5

25.7

27.0

28.3

29.7

31.3

23.1

24.3

25.5

26.8

28.3

29.7

31.4