Table 2 Differences in estimated mean height and weight.

From: Growth patterns during early childhood in children born small for gestational age and moderate preterm

 

Height differencea

Weight differencea

In cm (95% CI)

In SD (95% CI)

In kg (95% CI)

In SD (95% CI)

1.5 years

Born sAGA

32 + 0

−1.02 (−1.47; −0.57)

−0.36 −(0.53; −0.20)

−0.35 (−0.61; −0.09)

−0.29 (−0.51; −0.08)

35 + 0

−0.64 (−0.87; −0.40)

−0.23 (−0.31; −0.14)

−0.21 (−0.34; −0.08)

−0.18 (−0.28; −0.07)

Born sSGA

32 + 0

−3.20 (−4.43; −1.97)

−1.14 (−1.58; −0.70)

−1.66 (−2.37; −0.95)

−1.38 (−1.98; −0.79)

35 + 0

−2.06 (−2.68; −1.45)

−0.74 (−0.96; −0.52)

−1.26 (−1.61; −0.91)

−1.05 (−1.34; −0.76)

40 + 0

−0.33 (−0.60; −0.06)

−0.12 (−0.21; −0.02)

−1.05 (−1.42; −0.68)

−0.50 (−0.63; −0.37)

5 years

Born sAGA

32 + 0

0.33 (−0.17; 0.84)

0.08 (−0.04; 0.19)

−0.15 (−0.45; 0.14)

−0.07 (−0.2; 0.06)

35 + 0

0.25 (−0.01; 0.51)

0.06 (−0.00; 0.12)

−0.08 (−0.23; 0.07)

−0.03 (−0.1; 0.03)

Born sSGA

32 + 0

−1.84 (−3.16; −0.53)

−0.42 (−0.72; −0.12)

−2.33 (−3.09; −1.58)

−1.01 (−1.34; −0.69)

35 + 0

−1.02 (−1.68; −0.37)

−0.23 (−0.38; −0.08)

−1.69 (−2.06; −1.31)

−0.73 (−0.9; −0.57)

40 + 0

−0.37 (−0.67; −0.07)

−0.08 (−0.15;− 0.02)

−1.61 (−2.01; −1.20)

−0.34 (−0.41; −0.26)

  1. Children born standardized appropriate for gestational age (sAGA) or small for gestational age (sSGA) in gestational weeks 32 + 0, 35 + 0 and 40 + 0 compared with children born sAGA in gestational week 40 + 0.
  2. sAGA defined as birthweight 50th percentile and sSGA as birthweight 3rd percentile of expected for gestational age and sex according to the Swedish reference standards for birthweight, respectively35.
  3. aModel adjusted for maternal height, BMI, country of birth, maternal diabetic disease during pregnancy, smoking in pregnancy week 32 and breastfeeding at age two months.
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