Table 3.
Percentiles of FT4 values (pmol/L) based on different PMA in preterm infants with GA < 32 weeks.
| PMA, week | No. FT4 values | FT4 percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5th | 5th | 50th | 95th | 97.5th | ||
| 26–27 | 22 | 5.23 | 5.91 | 8.72 | 17.90 | 20.85 |
| 28 | 50 | 5.47 | 6.57 | 12.05 | 20.33 | 20.93 |
| 29 | 98 | 6.73 | 8.38 | 14.41 | 21.76 | 22.01 |
| 30 | 195 | 7.46 | 8.73 | 15.50 | 24.40 | 26.18 |
| 31 | 305 | 8.78 | 10.00 | 16.00 | 22.85 | 23.40 |
| 32 | 438 | 9.63 | 10.48 | 16.33 | 24.59 | 26.20 |
| 33 | 354 | 9.77 | 10.78 | 16.70 | 24.35 | 26.01 |
| 34 | 280 | 9.52 | 10.46 | 16.59 | 23.77 | 25.91 |
| 35 | 141 | 10.29 | 10.90 | 16.89 | 24.17 | 25.90 |
| 36 | 226 | 8.59 | 10.68 | 16.80 | 23.35 | 25.98 |
| 37 | 38 | 9.90 | 12.16 | 17.45 | 23.23 | 23.66 |
| 38–40 | 47 | 10.87 | 11.23 | 17.65 | 24.09 | 24.19 |
| Total | 2,194 | 8.53 | 9.83 | 16.21 | 23.78 | 25.80 |