Birth weight gestational age tables have been calulated for 5,310 single Korean newborn infants between 28 and 40 weeks gestational age. The socioeconomic status of these families was poor and following group were excluded.
1) Incomplete date.
2) Twin and multiple birth.
3) Still born and malformed infants.
4) Those born to mother with diabetes mellitus, toxemia, advanced tuberculosis, and syphilis.
The various collected data were tabulated by sex, Mean, standard deviation, 5th, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th and 95th percentiles were determined. The 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th, percentiles are graphed. Comparisons are also made with reported data from other races.
These birth weight data when interpreted as measure of fetal groeth for our population, appear to indicate that Korean newborn infants are lighter at maturity than those of Swedish, British and American(White)m but heavier than American Indian and similar to those of Japanese and American Negro.
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