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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Dec 3.
Published in final edited form as: Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2009 May 16;46(6):603–609. doi: 10.1597/08-105

Table 2.

Distribution of Weight, Length and Head Circumference Measures According to Gender for Children with Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate (UCLP) and Children Without (NCHS, 2000)

Weight (kg)

Gender N Age in Months UCLP Median NCHS Median
Male 378 birth 3.20 3.53
Male 380 6 6.67 7.90
Male 251 12 9.66 10.30
Male 243 18 11.05 11.7
Male 224 24 12.40 12.7
Female 249 birth 3.10 3.4
Female 247 6 6.45 7.2
Female 174 12 8.97 9.5
Female 166 18 10.45 11.0
Female 152 24 11.96 12.1

Length (cm)

Gender N Age in Months UCLP Median NCHS Median

Male 282 birth 49.00 50.0
Male 317 6 63.60 67.0
Male 251 12 75.01 75.6
Male 243 18 81.00 81.9
Male 223 24 86.00 87.3
Female 177 birth 48.00 49.3
Female 218 6 63.33 65.3
Female 173 12 73.99 73.8
Female 166 18 80.29 80.3
Female 152 24 85.86 85.8

Head Circumference (cm)

Gender N Age in Months UCLP Median NCHS Median

Male 96 birth 35.00 35.8
Male 230 6 43.09 43.7
Male 243 12 46.80 46.35
Male 227 18 48.24 47.77
Male 178 24 49.00 48.67
Female 64 birth 34.00 34.7
Female 163 6 42.00 42.4
Female 165 12 45.75 45.03
Female 153 18 47.25 46.5
Female 118 24 48.01 47.5