A Study of Surrogate Parameters of Birth Weight

• Main Authors: Kadam Y (Author), Somaiya P (Author), Kakade S (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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• Notes: 0970-0218; 1998-3581
• Keywords: Birth Weight; Low Birth Weight; Anthropometric Parameters; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270
• Source: Indian Journal of Community Medicine, Vol 30, Iss 3, Pp 89-91 (2005)

<b>Research question : </b> Which anthropometric parameter is correlating highly with birth weight? Can we use this parameter as a screening test for predicting birth weight? What is their cut-off value? <b> Hypothesis: </b> Various anthropometric parameters of newborn correlate each other positively. <b> Objective : </b> To find out the most effective anthropometric parameter in the newborn to assess birth weight so that newborn with LBW can be identified.. <b> Study design: </b> Hospital based cross-sectional study. <b> Participants : </b> Newborn babies born in KIMS, Karad. <b> Results : </b> Relatively highest correlation was observed between birth weight &#x0026; thigh circumfirence (T.C.) (r = 0.8637) &#x0026; next with chest circumfirence (C.C.). (r = 0.8247) Cut-off values of T.C. &#x0026; C.C. had better sensitivity, specificity &#x0026; predictive value for identifying LBW babies. <b> Conclusion : </b> T.C. is the best effective parameter to predict birth weight. Next to it is C.C.