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Acta Paediatr. (2017)


Using country-specific references, the SGA prevalence in the cohort was 31.8%, compared to 34.0% when using common European references. The weights at the 3rd and 10th percentiles differed across countries with different mean birth weights; the 10th percentile values in Portugal and Italy were close to the 3rd percentile values in Estonia and Sweden. The common reference resulted in higher proportions of infants SGA in countries with low term birth weights, and low proportions in countries with high term birth weights.

The results showed that varying term birth weights across Europe affect the prevalence of children classified as small for gestational age, bringing into question the use of common European references in VPT infants.

See article here: Acta Paediatr