RETRACTED: "Anthropometric Measurements of Singleton Live Full-Term Newborns in Comparison to Who Standard at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialised Hospital, Ethiopia"

Sex-specific (male, female, and both sex) mean ± SD value for newborn characteristics (GA, birth weight, length, and HC) in UoGCSH, Northwest Ethiopia 2022 (n = 333).

Parameters	Male Mean (SD)	Female Mean (SD)	Total Mean (SD)	95% CI for the total
GA (weeks)	38.6 (1.49)	38.8 (1.53)	38.7 (1.52)	38.54–38.86
Birth weight (gm)	2983.6 (395)	2970.5 (372.1)	2977 (383.1)	2935.7–3018.3
Length (cm)	47.27 (3.2)	46.8 (2.85)	47.05 (3.05)	46.72–47.37
HC (cm)	34.86 (1.6)	34.57 (1.44)	34.7 (1.51)	34.6–34.88

[i] GA-gestational age, SD- standard deviation, CI-confidence interval, HC-head circumference.

Table 2.

GA specific mean ± SD value of birth weight, length and HC of term newborns (both sex), in the UOGCSH, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 333).

GA (weeks)	Number (%)	Birth weight (g) mean (SD)	Length (cm) Mean (SD)	HC (cm) Mean (SD)
37	99 (29.7)	2867.5 (403.64)	46.31 (3.05)	34.17 (1.63)
38	67 (20)	2942.7 (318.63)	47.01 (2.66)	34.65 (1.28)
39	67 (20)	3027.3 (373.5)	46.89 (3.1)	34.8 (1.5)
40	54 (16.2)	2993.7 (397.38)	47.72 (3.25)	34.92 (1.36)
41	27 (8)	3103.3 (330.1)	48.07 (3.1)	35.59 (1.39)
42	19 (5.7)	3264.2 (349.5)	48.16 (2.54)	35.6 (1.25)

[i] GA-gestational age, SD- standard deviation, HC-head circumference.

Table 3.

Pairwise comparison of mean birth weight, length and HC between female and male term newborns at different GA with its statistical significance in UoGCSH, Northwest Ethiopia (n = 333).

GA and sex	Contrast (mean difference)	Standard error	Tuckey result
GA and sex	Contrast (mean difference)	Standard error	t statistic	P value
Birth weight
(37#female) vs. (37#male)	53.97	75.42	0.72	1.000
(38#female) vs. (38#male)	−34.42	91.55	−0.38	1.000
(39#female) vs. (39#male)	−84.99	92.13	−0.92	0.999
(40#female) vs. (40#male)	−122.11	101.76	−1.20	0.989
(41#female) vs. (41#male)	−81.67	152.54	−0.54	1.000
(42#female) vs. (42#male)	39.67	171.68	0.23	1.000
Crown heel length
(37#female) vs. (37#male)	0.45	0.60	0.76	1.000
(38#female) vs. (38#male)	−0.85	0.73	−1.17	0.991
(39#female) vs. (39#male)	0.02	0.73	0.03	1.000
(40#female) vs. (40#male)	−1.51	0.81	−1.86	0.781
(41#female) vs. (41#male)	−1.79	1.22	−1.47	0.947
(42#female) vs. (42#male)	−2.36	1.37	−1.72	0.856
HC
(37#female) vs (37#male)	0.13	0.29	0.46	1.000
(38#female) vs (38#male)	−0.36	0.35	−1.02	0.997
(39#female) vs (39#male)	−0.73	0.36	−2.06	0.655
(40#female) vs (40#male)	−0.39	0.39	−0.99	0.998
(41#female) vs (41#male)	−1.53	0.59	−2.61	0.280
(42#female) vs (42#male)	−0.26	0.66	−0.39	1.000

[i] GA-gestational age, HC-head circumference, VS.-versus.

Comparison of current study birth weight percentile value with the WHO's MGRS for boy newborns in UoGCSH, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022.

Comparison of current study birth weight percentile value with the WHO's MGRS for girl newborns in UoGCSH, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022.

Comparison of current study length percentile value with the WHO's MGRS for boy newborns in UoGCSH, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022.

Comparison of current study length percentile value with the WHO's MGRS for girl newborns in UoGCSH, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022.

Comparison of current study HC percentile value with the WHO's MGRS for boy newborns in UoGCSH, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022.

Comparison of current study HC percentile value with the WHO's MGRS for girl newborns in UoGCSH, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022.

Table 4.

Pearson Correlation coefficient (r) between newborn and maternal anthropometry with the levels of significance at UoGCSH, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 333)

Newborn anthropometry	Maternal anthropometry
Newborn anthropometry	Weight	Height	MUAC	BMI	LBM
Birth weight	0.36^***	0.2077^***	0.3715^***	0.2661^***	0.3601^***
Length	0.2998^***	0.2220^***	0.3532^***	0.1878^***	0.3244^***
HC	0.2746^***	0.1348^*	0.2820^***	0.2169^***	0.2598^***

MUAC; mid-upper arm circumference, BMI; body mass index, LBM; lean body mass, HC; head circumference,

* P < 0.05,

*** P < 0.001

Table 5.

Birth weight, length and HC percentiles values for term newborn in the UoGCSH, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 333).

Variables	Percentiles
Variables	3^rd	10^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	90^th	97^th
Boys (n=165)
Birth weight	2200	2500	2700	3000	3200	3500	3800
Length	41	42.26	45.2	47.2	50	51.3	52.5
HC	31.3	33	33.8	35	36	37	38
Girls (n=168)
Birth weight	2300	2509	2700	3000	3215	3500	3697.9
Length	41	43	45	47	48.6	50.5	52
HC	31.5	32.5	33.5	34.9	35.8	36.1	37

[i] n- Number, HC- head circumference.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.34763/jmotherandchild.20232701.d-23-00043 | Journal eISSN: 2719-535X | Journal ISSN: 2719-6488

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Language: English

Page range: 198 - 208

Submitted on: May 11, 2023

Accepted on: Sep 29, 2023

Published on: Nov 22, 2023

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