Table 5

Cardiac dimensions (mm) at 7 days of age in relation to birth weight

Birth weight (g)nIVSLIDDdLVPWLIDDsLAAO
500 to 1000182.711.42.67.87.96.5
1.9 to 3.57.2 to 15.62.0 to 3.24.0 to 11.63.5 to 12.35.1 to 7.9
1000 to 1499222.812.32.78.57.87.2
1.4 to 4.28.9 to 15.71.7 to 3.76.5 to 10.55.2 to 10.45.4 to 9.0
1500 to 1999133.214.22.99.78.7 8.0
2.4 to 4.010.2 to 18.22.1 to 3.76.1 to 11.36.3 to 11.15.2 to 10.8
2000 to 249933.415.12.711.59.58.4
  • Values are mean and ±2SD.

  • AO, aortic root; IVS, interventricular septum; LA, left atrium; LIDDd (s), left interventricular diameter at end diastole (end systole); LVPWd, left ventricular posterior wall thickness at end diastole.