Analysis of infants based on data from the German Perinatal Survey of the years 1994-2011 in Mecklenburg-Pomerania, Germany: new percentile values for anthropometric measures of infants.
BACKGROUND
This communication presents precise percentile values for birth weight, birth length and cranial circumference of infants in Mecklenburg-Pomerania, Germany.


METHODS
Based on data from the German Perinatal Survey of the years 1994-2011 in Mecklenburg-Pomerania, the 3rd, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th and 97th percentile values for birth weight, birth length and head circumference are specified. The measurements of a total of 174,084 infants from non-multiple births are shown.


RESULTS
The statistically calculated percentile values are presented in tabular and graph forms. The mean birth weight of the infants was 3,437.8 g. The average age of the mothers was 27.9 years. The average duration of pregnancy was 39.4 complete weeks.


CONCLUSIONS
The insights gained from many years of data collection are presented as standardised, regional percentile values and curves for Mecklenburg-Pomerania for the first time. The differentiated presentation for the federal state opens the possibility for individually tailored consultations in clinical practice and may provide support for recognised national curves for these values.
HELIOS Hospital Schwerin, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Schwerin, Germany.
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Schneider
Maxillo-facial surgery, Partnership Dr. Tödtmann & Dr. Herzog, Rostock, Germany.
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Radloff
Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Rostock, Rostock, Germany.
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M
Bolz
Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Rostock, Rostock, Germany.
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Briese
D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods*; D001724:Birth Weight / Q000502:physiology*; D049628:Body Size / Q000502:physiology*; D003625:Data Collection; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D017678:Sex Distribution