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
Specialty: Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pedatrics
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