Agreement between Fenton and intergrowth curves in assessing birth weight of preterm infants: Bland-Altman analysis by degree of prematurity and birth weight for gestational age
Louise P.M. da Cunha, Ana Cecília T. Santiago, Crésio de A.D. Alves · 2026
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Louise P.M. da Cunha and co-authors compare two growth charts for preterm babies in a 2026 study. The Fenton and INTERGROWTH charts both judge birth weight for gestational age, but they can place the same baby in different classes. Records for 2529 preterm infants admitted from 2018 to 2021 were scored on both charts.
Overall agreement was fair, with a mean bias of minus 0.08 in Z-scores and slight overestimation by the INTERGROWTH charts. Gaps widened in the smallest babies; among extremely preterm infants classed as small, half fell outside the agreement limits. Fenton tended to give higher scores there, softening how severe low weight looked. Agreement was strong for average and large babies, above all in more mature preterm groups.
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| CREATOR | Louise P.M. da Cunha, Ana Cecília T. Santiago, Crésio de A.D. Alves |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 29831 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |