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Table 3 Mean percentage error (MPE) and accuracy for estimated weights

From: Weight estimation in Paediatrics: how accurate is the Broselow-tape weight estimation in the Nigerian child

Age variable

Mean Percentage Error (%)a

Confidence interval of MPE (%)

Standard deviation

Lower

Upper

1 year

3.88

12.42

- 20.46

28.22

2 years

1.58

11.48

- 20.92

24.08

3 years

2.13

9.49

- 16.47

20.73

4 years

1.94

10.98

−19.58

23.46

5 years

0.07

9.79

−19.12

19.25

6 years

4.25

10.48

−16.29

24.79

7 years

9.25

40.39

- 69.91

88.41

8 years

7.29

11.71

- 15.66

30.24

9 years

9.29

12.15

−14.52

33.10

10 years

9.18

12.51

- 15.34

33.70

11 years

11.61

13.54

- 14.93

38.15

12 years

6.75

11.67

- 16.12

29.62

Overall

6.67

19.75

- 32.04

45.38

  1. aPositive value of MEP indicates overestimation of weight
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Italian Journal of Pediatrics

ISSN: 1824-7288

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