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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Perinatol. 2009 May 21;29(9):618–622. doi: 10.1038/jp.2009.55

Table 2.

Accurate standard and estimated mean growth velocities with percentage of absolute difference

Growth Velocity to NICU Discharge (g/kg/d)
Starting Point Accurate Standard GV (mean ± SD) EM GV (mean ± SD) EM Percentage of Absolute Difference 2-PM GV (mean ± SD) 2-PM Percentage of Absolute Difference
From Birth: 9.841 ± 2.419 9.842 ± 2.420 0.01% ± 0.02% 9.653 ± 2.333 1.76% ± 1.43%
From Regain Birth Weight: 16.061 ± 3.747 16.063 ± 3.747 0.01% ± 0.01% 15.809 ± 3.786 1.66% ± 1.40%

Abbreviations: GV, growth velocity; EM, exponential model; 2-PM, 2 point model. Values reported are mean ± SD, percentage of absolute differences between accurate standard and estimated GVs.