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Table 2 Characteristics of estimators of birth weights of 356 neonates in Mulago national referral hospital

From: Prospective verification of sonographic fetal weight estimators among term parturients in Uganda

Formula

min

max

Under estim (n/%)

Over estimation (n/%)

**Mean ± SD

Hadlock 1

1642

4697

  

3358.9 ± 421.2

Hadlock 2

1634

4650

  

3290.0 ± 417.9

Hadlock 3

1714

4644

  

3243.2 ± 405.4

Hadlock4

1675

4531

  

3242.3 ± 404.6

Shepard

1750

4789

  

3161.4 ± 464.6

Hadlock1 diff

-861 g (under est)

944 g (over est)

96 (27.0)

260 (73.0)

175.3 ± 285.4

Hadlock2 diff

-915 g (under est)

960 g (over est)

122 (34.3)

234 (65.7)

106.4 ± 276.5

Hadlock3 diff

-910 g (under est)

977 g (over est

153 (43.0)

203 (57.0)

59.6 ± 281.0

Hadlock4 diff

− 922 g (under est)

976 g (over est)

142 (42.7)

204 (57.3)

58 ± 274.2

Shepard diff

− 1078 g (under est)

1028 g (over est)

188 (52.8)

168 (47.2)

−22.3 ± 327.0

  1. **mean other than median was chosen as summary statistics because of the normality of sonographic estimators (formulas)