Customized weight curves for Spanish fetuses and newborns

Abstract Objectives: To construct a model of customized birthweight curves for use in a Spanish population. Materials and methods: Data of 20 331 newborns were used to construct a customized birthweight model. Multiple regression analysis was performed with newborn weight as the dependent variable a...

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Published in:The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine 2014-09, Vol.27 (14), p.1495-1499
Main Authors: González González, Nieves Luisa, González Dávila, Enrique, Cabrera, Francisco, Padrón, Erika, Castro, José Ramon, García Hernández, José Angel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Birth Weight
Body Weight - ethnology
Body Weights and Measures - standards
Body Weights and Measures - statistics & numerical data
customized growth curves
Female
Fetal Development
fetal weight
Fetal Weight - ethnology
Fetus - anatomy & histology
Growth Charts
Humans
Infant, Newborn - growth & development
large for gestational age
Male
Pregnancy
small for gestational age
Spain - epidemiology
Young Adult
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Summary:Abstract Objectives: To construct a model of customized birthweight curves for use in a Spanish population. Materials and methods: Data of 20 331 newborns were used to construct a customized birthweight model. Multiple regression analysis was performed with newborn weight as the dependent variable and gestational age (GA), sex and maternal (M) weight, height, parity and ethnic origin as the independent variables. Using the new model, 27 507 newborns were classified as adequate for GA (AGA), large for GA (LGA) or small for GA (SGA). The results were compared with those of other customized and non-customized models. Results: The resulting formula for the calculation of optimal neonatal weight was: Optimum weight (g) = 3289.681 + 135.413*GA40-14.063*GA402-0.838*GA403 + 113.889 (if multiparous) + 165.560 (if origin = Asia) + 161.550 (South America) + 67.927 (rest of Europe) +109.265 (North Africa) + 9.392*Maternal-Height + 4.856*Maternal-Weight-0.098*Maternal-Weight2 + 0.001*Maternal-Weight3 + 67.188*Sex + GA40*(6.890*Sex + 9.032 (If multiparous) +0.006*Maternal-Height3 + 0.260*Maternal-Weight) + GA402 (−0.378*Maternal-Height - 0.008*Maternal-Height2) + GA403 (−0.032*Maternal-Height). Weight percentiles were obtained from standard data using optimum weight variation coefficient. Agreement between our customized model and other Spanish models was "good" (κ = 0.717 and κ = 0.736; p 
ISSN:1476-7058
1476-4954
DOI:10.3109/14767058.2013.860962