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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jan 28.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Apr;206(4):314.e1–314.e3149. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.01.044

TABLE 5.

Numerical comparison of birthweight percentile and gestational age groups

Gestational age groups 23–31 wks
32–33 wks
34–36 wks
37–38 wks
39–41 wks
≥42 wks
No autism
Autism
No autism
Autism
No autism
Autism
No autism
Autism
No autism
Autism
No autism
Autism
n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n %

Birthweight percentile

SGA <5% 2423 5 30 8 2971 5 23 10 17,513 4 87 5 58,053 5 256 5 160,921 5 620 5 18,706 5 74 6

SGA 5–10% 2722 5 28 8 3079 5 13 5 18,533 5 95 6 63,558 5 252 5 172,256 5 609 5 20,168 5 73 6

AGA >10 to <90% 40,470 79 293 80 51,279 80 185 78 319,225 80 1325 79 1,018,370 80 3855 79 2,673,571 80 9184 78 311,709 80 986 77

LGA 90–95% 3028 6 9 2 3730 6 6 3 21,771 5 85 5 66,445 5 246 5 174,857 5 658 6 20,411 5 79 6

LGA >95% 2641 5 7 2 3427 5 10 4 20,704 5 77 5 63,750 5 273 6 165,432 5 689 6 19,365 5 74 6

AGA, appropriate-for-gestational age; LGA, large-for-gestational age; SGA, small-for-gestational age.

Moore. Autism risk by birthweight percentile. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2012.