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Table 1 Weight categories and sex distribution of the newborns

From: Chest and occipito-frontal circumference measurements in the detection of low birth weight among Nigerian newborns of Igbo ethnicity

Weight

Males

Females

Total

Frequency (%)

Frequency (%)

Frequency (%)

<2500 g

31(11.6)

41(16.8)

72(14.1)

2500-3999 g

226(84.6)

196(80.3)

422(82.6)

≥4000 g

10(3.8)

7(2.9)

17(3.3)

Total

267(100)

244(100)

511(100)

  1. χ2 = 2.984, p = 0.225.