Convert postnatal growth measurements for preterm infants to INTERGROWTH z-scores/centiles

igprepost_lencm2zscore(pmagedays, lencm, sex = "Female")

igprepost_wtkg2zscore(pmagedays, wtkg, sex = "Female")

igprepost_hcircm2zscore(pmagedays, hcircm, sex = "Female")

igprepost_lencm2centile(pmagedays, lencm, sex = "Female")

igprepost_wtkg2centile(pmagedays, wtkg, sex = "Female")

igprepost_hcircm2centile(pmagedays, hcircm, sex = "Female")

Arguments

pmagedays

postmenstrual age in days

lencm

length(cm) measurement(s) to convert

sex

"Male" or "Female"

wtkg

weight (kg) measurement(s) to convert

hcircm

head circumference (cm) measurement(s) to convert

References

Postnatal growth standards for preterm infants: the Preterm Postnatal Follow-up Study of the INTERGROWTH-21st Project. Villar J, Giuliani F, Bhutta ZA, et al. Lancet Glob Health 2015; 3: e681–91.

Examples

igprepost_lencm2zscore(64 * 7, 64.68, sex = "Female")
#> [1] -0.001981459