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Table 1 Summary statistics for length at birth by gestational age (GA) (weeks) based on raw data and adjusted data from the total population, and on the selected sample, Sweden, 1990–1999. Note: GA = 24 corresponds to 24 weeks+0 days etc as in the graphs.

From: Continuous growth reference from 24thweek of gestation to 24 months by gender

 

Total

Adjusted

Delta = 1.0

GA

Mean

SD

SKEW

KURT

Mean

SD

SKEW

KURT

Mean

SD

SKEW

KURT

Boys

24

32.19

1.69

0.24

-0.61

-0.56

1.77

0.26

-0.20

-0.71

1.88

0.14

0.05

25

33.78

1.88

0.00

0.51

-0.64

1.81

-0.06

0.23

-0.65

1.50

-0.30

0.41

26

34.77

2.31

-1.75

5.78

-1.39

2.22

-1.81

5.91

-1.19

1.76

-0.08

-0.09

24–26

33.94

2.24

-0.64

1.52

-0.96

2.02

-1.15

4.68

-0.88

1.68

-0.22

0.09

27

37.07

3.50

1.86

5.53

-0.52

3.46

2.06

6.51

-0.97

2.13

0.01

-0.05

28

38.08

2.73

-0.35

3.22

-0.97

2.70

-0.26

3.14

-0.86

1.91

-0.46

0.71

29

39.87

3.45

0.02

3.79

-0.60

3.45

0.04

3.82

-0.55

2.17

-0.11

0.09

27–29

38.46

3.44

0.55

2.74

-0.70

3.22

0.74

5.06

-0.76

2.07

-0.15

0.17

30

41.32

2.81

0.45

3.18

-0.49

2.78

0.49

3.11

-0.55

2.24

-0.16

0.18

31

42.38

2.70

-0.12

2.11

-0.65

2.69

-0.13

2.09

-0.57

2.32

-0.14

-0.02

32

43.85

2.56

-0.56

3.12

-0.36

2.54

-0.51

3.15

-0.30

2.18

0.02

0.04

33

45.07

2.29

-0.43

2.43

-0.27

2.26

-0.43

2.48

-0.21

2.11

-0.09

0.02

34

46.21

2.19

-0.34

1.62

-0.20

2.17

-0.37

1.85

-0.15

1.96

-0.06

0.05

35

47.07

2.10

-0.29

1.53

-0.36

2.08

-0.28

1.52

-0.31

1.94

-0.07

0.03

36

47.96

2.02

-0.16

0.62

-0.45

2.00

-0.16

0.62

-0.41

1.93

-0.03

0.08

37

48.90

2.01

-0.18

0.81

-0.48

1.99

-0.19

0.84

-0.44

1.89

-0.12

0.05

38

49.80

1.92

-0.09

0.74

-0.49

1.91

-0.09

0.76

-0.48

1.80

-0.05

0.19

39

50.58

1.85

-0.05

0.70

-0.57

1.84

-0.05

0.71

-0.57

1.74

0.05

0.04

40

51.28

1.84

0.04

0.41

-0.68

1.83

0.04

0.41

-0.70

1.79

0.09

-0.06

41

51.89

1.87

0.02

0.41

-0.87

1.86

0.02

0.42

-0.84

1.88

0.00

-0.05

42

52.40

1.91

0.00

0.35

-1.00

1.90

-0.03

0.65

-1.00

1.92

0.13

0.18

Girls

24

32.45

3.45

3.62

18.24

-0.53

3.57

3.79

19.48

-1.02

1.95

-0.06

-0.34

25

33.88

3.99

3.23

12.96

-0.55

4.06

3.33

13.42

-1.23

1.91

0.03

0.09

26

35.15

2.53

0.98

6.88

-0.86

2.49

0.94

7.66

-0.98

1.82

0.09

0.14

24–26

34.11

3.42

2.32

9.92

-0.69

3.29

3.18

16.26

-1.03

1.85

0.07

-0.13

27

36.60

4.16

1.73

4.74

-0.73

4.13

1.77

5.00

-1.11

2.57

-0.20

1.00

28

37.50

2.75

0.34

2.57

-1.34

2.69

0.27

2.51

-1.35

2.35

-0.18

0.08

29

39.57

2.55

0.88

5.35

-0.66

2.49

0.88

5.28

-0.68

2.03

-0.49

0.43

27–29

38.19

3.31

0.68

3.05

-0.89

3.03

1.35

6.31

-0.96

2.25

-0.22

0.12

30

40.80

2.73

0.68

3.97

-0.51

2.71

0.75

4.03

-0.56

1.99

-0.33

0.14

31

42.39

2.69

0.63

1.99

-0.16

2.66

0.66

2.26

-0.25

2.14

-0.14

-0.22

32

43.24

2.52

-0.31

3.80

-0.46

2.50

-0.30

3.93

-0.41

1.98

-0.14

0.41

33

44.53

2.26

-0.24

1.66

-0.25

2.26

-0.27

1.69

-0.21

2.08

-0.08

0.03

34

45.58

2.35

-0.34

2.60

-0.22

2.35

-0.31

2.67

-0.16

2.08

-0.05

-0.05

35

46.48

2.11

-0.18

0.78

-0.31

2.09

-0.17

0.79

-0.28

2.00

0.00

-0.03

36

47.37

2.02

-0.15

0.45

-0.37

2.01

-0.14

0.42

-0.34

1.93

-0.07

-0.05

37

48.23

1.97

-0.04

0.73

-0.44

1.95

-0.03

0.73

-0.42

1.87

0.01

-0.01

38

49.03

1.89

-0.13

0.72

-0.52

1.88

-0.12

0.72

-0.49

1.81

-0.08

0.05

39

49.79

1.81

-0.07

0.75

-0.59

1.80

-0.07

0.76

-0.59

1.70

-0.08

0.15

40

50.44

1.81

-0.04

0.80

-0.71

1.80

-0.04

0.81

-0.72

1.72

0.08

0.07

41

51.01

1.83

0.03

0.54

-0.92

1.82

0.02

0.53

-0.84

1.77

0.08

0.35

42

51.44

1.85

0.10

0.41

-1.13

1.84

0.12

0.53

-1.15

1.82

0.22

0.04