Description

The crown-heel length in 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

31.6

34.6

37.6

26

32.6

35.6

38.6

27

33.5

36.6

39.7

28

34.5

37.6

40.7

29

35.6

38.8

42

30

36.6

39.9

43.2

31

37.8

41.1

44.4

32

39

42.4

45.8

33

40.3

43.7

47.1

34

41.5

45

48.5

35

42.7

46.2

49.7

36

43.8

47.4

51

37

45

48.6

52.2

38

46.1

49.8

53.5

39

47

50.7

54.4

40

47.4

51.2

55

41

47.9

51.7

55.5

42

47.7

51.5

55.3

43

47.5

51.3

55.1

44

47.2

51

54.8

 

Approximating Equations (JMP)

 

mean - 2SD =

= (0.0000164 * ((week gestation)^5)) - (0.002992 * ((week gestation)^4)) + (0.211049 * ((week gestation)^3)) - (7.237371 * ((week gestation)^2)) + (122.13336 * (week gestation)) -787.7081

 

mean =

= (0.0000139 * ((week gestation)^5)) - (0.002566 * ((week gestation)^4)) + (0.1822967 * ((week gestation)^3)) - (6.273504 * ((week gestation)^2)) + (106.14948 * (week gestation)) -680.1993

 

mean + 2SD =

= (0.0000114 * ((week gestation)^5)) - (0.00214 * ((week gestation)^4)) + (0.15354444 * ((week gestation)^3)) - (5.309638 * ((week gestation)^2)) + (90.165591 * (week gestation)) -572.6905

 


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