Table 2.

The three children without complete anthropometric measurements before or 5 years after SDR operation

	Boy, GMFCS IV	Girl, GMFCS IV	Boy, GMFCS IV
Gestational age, completed weeks:	38	28	30
Birth weight z-score	-0.15	0.54	-0.81
Age at SDR operation, years	3.4	4.5	5.8
Weight z-score
First available measure	2.31 (pre SDR)	-2.64 (1/2 year post SDR)	-1.35 (pre SDR)
18 months post SDR	1.14	-2.94	-0.77
5 years post SDR	1.59	Follow-up declined	-1.16
Height/length z-score
First available measure	1.53 (1/2 year post SDR)	-3.37 (1/2 year post SDR)	0.04 (1 year post SDR)
18 months post SDR	0.71	-3.39	-0.70
5 years post SDR	-0.55	Follow-up declined	-0.74
BMI z-score
First available measure	2.15 (1/2 year post SDR)	-0.40 (1/2 year post SDR)	-1.21 (1 year post SDR)
18 months post SDR	0.92	-0.23	-0.47
5 years post SDR	2.20	Follow-up declined	- 0.68