Table 1

Distribution of height divided by birth weight and age for males

Birth weight (g)		Height at 7 y (cm)				Height at 11 y (cm)			Height at 16 y (cm)		Height at 23 y (cm)
Birth weight (g)		No.	95% CI			No.	95% CI		No.	95% CI	No.	95% CI
<2000	24	117.2 to 122.0		25	137.6 to 142.6		25	164.5 to 170.1	27	173.2 to 178.1
2000–2499	146	117.4 to 119.2		149	137.8 to 139.9		125	165.8 to 168.7	163	173.0 to 175.3
2500–2999	594	118.4 to 119.3		603	138.5 to 139.5		552	167.2 to 168.4	699	173.9 to 174.8
3000–3499	1495	120.5 to 121.0		1525	140.8 to 141.5		1365	170.3 to 171.1	1715	176.9 to 177.5
3500+	1934	122.1 to 122.6		1948	143.0 to 143.6		1738	172.5 to 173.2	2203	178.8 to 179.4
Total	4194	121.0 to 121.3		4250	141.6 to 141.9		3805	170.9 to 171.3	4807	177.3 to 177.7
	Mean	95% CI		Mean	95% CI		Mean	95% CI	Mean	95% CI
Height deficit^1-150	2.78	2.61 to 2.94		2.83	2.63 to 3.04		4.04	3.80 to 4.28	3.31	3.11 to 3.50

↵1-150 Difference of height between low birth weight (<2500 g) and adequate birth weight (⩾2500 g) children at each age.