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. 2019 Jan 7;19:3. doi: 10.1186/s12880-018-0302-4

Table 1.

Patients’ demographics. The body surface area (BSA) was calculated with a formula proposed by Mosteller: body surface area (in m2) equals the square root of height (in cm) times weight (in kg), all divided by 3600. BMI = body mass index

Minimum 5th percentile Median Mean 95th percentile Maximum
Age (days) 0 0 2 8.8 32 99
Weight (g) 480 550 1770 1919 3900 4340
Height (cm) 30 30 43 42 54 57
BMI (kg/m2) 5.3 6.1 9.5 9.7 13.9 15.0
BSA (m2) 0.06 0.07 0.15 0.15 0.25 0.26