Description

The birthweight of Caucasian infants born at 25-44 weeks gestation after last menstrual period were measured and the distribution determined.


 

weeks gestation

mean-2 S.D.

mean

mean+2 S.D.

25

650

850

1050

26

703

933

1163

27

746

1016

1286

28

813

1113

1413

29

898

1228

1558

30

1023

1373

1723

31

1140

1540

1940

32

1277

1727

2177

33

1400

1900

2400

34

1553

2113

2673

35

1717

2347

2977

36

1889

2589

3289

37

2118

2868

3618

38

2333

3133

3933

39

2500

3360

4220

40

2560

3480

4400

41

2617

3567

4517

42

2553

3513

4473

43

2446

3416

4386

44

2414

3384

4354

 

Approximating Equations (JMP)

 

mean - 2SD =

= (0.0016482 * ((week gestation)^6)) - (0.338432 * ((week gestation)^5)) + (28.671586 * ((week gestation)^4)) - (1283.42 * ((week gestation)^3)) + (32033.829 * ((week gestation)^2)) - (422888.2 * (week gestation)) + 2307934.7

 

mean =

= (0.0016433 * ((week gestation)^6)) - (0.33604 * ((week gestation)^5)) + (28.331873 * ((week gestation)^4)) - (1261.357 * ((week gestation)^3)) + (31299.662 * ((week gestation)^2)) - (410654 * (week gestation)) + 2226933.4

 

mean + 2SD =

= (0.0016384 * ((week gestation)^6)) - (0.333649 * ((week gestation)^5)) + (27.99216 * ((week gestation)^4)) - (1239.293 * ((week gestation)^3)) + (30565.495 * ((week gestation)^2)) - (398419.8 * (week gestation)) + 2145932.1

 


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