Prognostic performance of several anthropometric indicators for predicting low and insufficient birth weight

Bibliographic Data

ID19459407
AuthorsRafael Jiménez (0000-0002-1181-3221, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de la Habana), Jorge Bacallao (Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de la Habana, corresponding author)
Year1995
Volume7
Issue3
Pages303-311
Publication date1995-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Human Biology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1042-0533 • E-ISSN: 1520-6300
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajhb.1310070306
PMID28557038
OpenAlexW1981877324
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited17

Weight gain and several anthropometric indicators were studied in a sample of 181 pregnant women. The period considered ranged from the 12th to the 34th weeks of gestation. Changes in all of the attributes were calculated and related to a birth weight below 3,000 g. Optimal cut‐off points for each indicator were defined as those which minimize a loss functioin which depends on the rates of false positive and false negatives. The independent predictive capacity of each attribute was assessed by means of sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, relative risk, and two “measures of detectability” associated to the ROC (relative operating characteristic) curve of the attribute. A logistic regression model was fitted by searching for the best combination of indicators. The individual predictive capacities of the attributes were considerably improved when they were combined into a logistic equation. © 1995 Wiley‐Liss, Inc

Anthropometry · Biology · Birth weight · Logistic regression · Obstetrics · Positive predicative value · Predictive value · Pregnancy · Receiver operating characteristic · Regression analysis · Statistics · Birth, Development, and Health · Mathematics · Medicine · Nutrition and Health in Aging · Pregnancy-related medical research · Internal Medicine

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