Table 5

Morphological data in girls with birth weight < 2500 g; values are mean (SD)

Group 1No of girlsGroup 2No of girlsGroup 3No of girls
At birth
 Weight (g)2040  (390)212090  (430)62220  (-)2
 Length (cm)44.4  (2.6)2144.4  (2.5)546.0  (-)2
 Head circumference (cm)31.0  (1.5)2130.8  (2.8)531.5  (-)2
At 2 years
 Weight (kg)10.7  (1.0)2110.8  (1.0)611.1  (-)2
 Height (cm)83.5  (3.0)2184.4  (2.1)685.0  (-)2
 Head circumference (cm)47.3  (1.9)2147.0  (1.0)647.3  (-)2