Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics

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Birth weight for gestational age patterns by sex, plurality, and parity in Korean population

한국의 성별, 태아수별, 출산수별 임신주수에 따른 출생체중

  • Lee, Jung Ju (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Chungang University)
  • 이정주 (중앙대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실)
  • Received : 2007.06.05
  • Accepted : 2007.07.11
  • Published : 2007.08.15
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Abstract

Purpose : A universal standard of the birth weight for gestational age cannot be made since birth weight distribution varies with races, nations and eras. This report aims to establish the birth weight for gestational age patterns by sex, plurality, and parity, specific for Korean live births. Methods : The national birth certificate data of all live births in Korea from January 2000 to December 2004 were used: for live births with gestational age 24 weeks to 42 weeks (n=2,585,5160), mean birth weight, standard deviation and 10th, 25th, 75th and 90th percentile values were obtained for each gestational age group by one week increment. To establish final standard values of Korean birth weight distribution by gestational age, the finite mixture model to eliminated erroneous birth weights was used for respective gestational age. Same as above method the birth weight for gestational age standard by sex, plurality, and parity were completed. Results : The male newborns are more heavier than female during the entire gestational age. The singletons are more heavier than twin during the entire gestational age. The para 2 are more heavier than the para 1 during the entire gestational age. Korean standard was more heavier in 10th and 50th percentile than Lubchenco's standard. Alexander's standard was more heavier in 50th and 90th percentile than Korean standard. Conclusion : These birth weight for gestational age patterns by sex, plurality, and parity are similar to the other standards. I hope that for Korean infants, this curve will help clinicians in defining and managing the large for gestational age infants and also for infants with intrauterine growth retardation.

목 적 : 임신주수에 따른 출생체중의 정상치는 하나의 기준으로 모든 인종, 국가, 시대를 만족시킬 수 없으며 각 인종별, 국가별로 다른 기준을 가져야 한다. 현재 우리나라에서 현재 사용되고 있는 임신주수별 출생체중의 기준치들은 우리나라의 실정에 맞지 않고 각각의 성별, 태아수별, 분만횟수별 기준치도 따로 분류되어 있지 않은 실정이다. 이에 우리나라의 성별, 태아수별, 분만횟수별 임신주수에 따른 기준치를 제시하고 각각을 비교하기 위해 이 연구를 시행하였다. 방 법 : 2000년부터 2004년까지 5년간 통계청의 인구동태자료 중 출생자료에 기록되어 있는 2,658,156명중 임신주수 24주에서 42주까지의 신생아 2,585,516명을 대상으로 Finite mixture model을 이용하여 임신주수별 출생체중을 분석하고 오류를 제거한 후 성별, 태아수별, 분만횟수별 기준치를 만들고 이를 비교하였고 우리나라에서 사용하고 있는 기준치와 비교하였다. 결 과 : 남아의 평균 출생체중은 $3,326{\pm}442g$, 여아의 평균 출생체중은 $3,225{\pm}428g$으로 남아가 더 무거웠으며 임신주수에 따른 출생체중도 전 임신주수에서 남아가 더 무거웠다. 단태아의 평균 출생체중은 $3,278{\pm}438g$, 쌍태아의 평균 출생체중은 $2,443{\pm}464g$으로 단태아가 더 무거웠으며 임신주수에 따른 출생체중도 전 임신주수에서 단태아가 더 무거웠다. 첫째아이의 평균 출생체중은 $3,264{\pm}440g$, 둘째아이의 평균 출생체중은 $3,282{\pm}428g$으로 둘째아기가 더 무거웠으며 임신주수에 따른 출생체중은 전 임신주수에서 둘째아기가 더 무거웠다. 단태아의 임신주수별 출생체중을 Lubchenco 등의 기준과 비교해 보았을 때 10th percentile과 50th percentile에서 우리나라 신생아의 출생체중 기준보다 전반적으로 무거웠고, Alexander 등의 기준과 비교해 보면 50th percentile 과 90th percentile 은 우리나라 신생아의 출생체중 기준에 비해 무거웠다. 결 론 : 본 연구에서 얻은 성별, 태아수별, 분만횟수별 임신주수별 출생체중의 유형은 다른 연구자들의 결과와 비슷했다. 또한 본 연구에서 얻은 임신주수에 따른 출생체중의 기준치는 5년간 우리나라 출생아 전수를 대상으로 객관적인 기준에 의해 오류를 제거하고 만들어 진 것이다. 그러므로 우리나라의 신생아의 임신주수에 의한 출생체중의 기준 및 자궁내발육부전이나 과체중출생아의 진단 기준으로 사용할 수 있으리라 생각된다.

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