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Abstract
Supine length, weight and head circumferences of 10,241 neonates (5241 boys, 5000 girls, sex ratio 105) born in Arak (central Iran) in 2004 are reported. The mean ± standard deviation of boys’ and girls’ (p value for sex difference) supine length (mm), weight (g) and head circumference (mm) were estimated as 501 ± 30 and 497 ± 31 (p < 0.001), 3194 ± 586 and 3100 ± 532 (p < 0.001), and 351 ± 18 and 345 ± 18 (p < 0.001), respectively. Supine length and weight of our subjects were significantly lower than that of their American counterparts (p < 0.01), but our boys’ head circumferences were significantly higher than the NCHS reference data (p < 0.01) while no significant differences was seen among girls.
Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful to Miss A. Haghdadi and Miss F. Montaseri for their assistance.