Table 3 Birth weight for gestational age classified using the Swedish standard method and the percentile method
Birth weight category | Birth weight classification using Swedish national standards method (as used in Medical Birth Register) | Birth weight classification using WHO percentile method for defining SGA and LGA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |
LGA | 141 | 2.8% | 534 | 10.5% |
AGA | 4865 | 95.6% | 4029 | 79.2% |
SGA | 83 | 1.6% | 526 | 10.3% |
Total | 5089 | Â | 5089 | Â |