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Table 6 Mean birth weight, standard deviation, ponderal index, classification for boys and girls by gestational age

From: Reference curves of birth weight, length, and head circumference for gestational ages in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

GA (w)

Boys

Girls

p

Boys

Girls

No of cases

Mean (g)

SD

No of cases

Mean (g)

SD

PI

C

PI

C

26

55

768.1

170.2

48

680.8

134.8

0.005

2.1

L

1.7

L

27

39

866.6

152.8

41

844.3

156.2

0.52

2.4

L

2.0

L

28

50

968.7

152.9

59

945.3

119.2

0.37

2.2

L

2.1

L

29

52

1057

157.0

42

1023

109.6

0.25

2.0

L

1.9

L

30

70

1246

202.3

49

1151

230.2

0.019

2.1

L

2.0

L

31

89

1409

282.3

74

1374

294.1

0.45

2.0

L

1.9

L

32

223

1705

377.5

171

1711

441.3

0.87

2.2

L

2.2

L

33

258

1750

442.7

211

1692

406.2

0.15

2.3

L

2.3

L

34

473

1917

407.1

392

1862

386.5

0.043

2.4

L

2.4

L

35

541

2035

378.5

515

2046

386.3

0.64

2.4

L

2.4

L

36

868

2382

430.7

812

2335

436.8

0.026

2.4

L

2.4

L

37

1576

2643

427.1

1384

2589

397.0

<0.001

2.5

A

2.5

A

38

3799

2862

404.8

3318

2800

375.1

<0.001

2.6

A

2.6

A

39

6915

3069

382.3

6065

2997

371.4

<0.001

2.7

A

2.7

A

40

8755

3184

410.5

7607

3099

393.6

<0.001

2.8

A

2.7

A

41

3812

3358

445.0

3254

3259

447.4

<0.001

2.8

A

2.8

A

42

1537

3295

463.5

1445

3208

447.3

<0.001

2.8

A

2.8

A

  1. C Classification; L Low, A Average, H High; GA Gestational Age; SD Standard Deviation; P Percentiles; g gram; w week