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Table 4 Agreement within 10 and 20% measured weight of estimated weight using the Breslow-Tape method

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

Age

(years)

N

Estimated weight AGREEMENT with measured weight

Within ±10%

Within ±20%

1

84

62 (73.8)

77 (96.7)

2

104

70 (67.3)

96 (92.3)

3

87

61 (70.1)

82 (94.3)

4

68

44 (64.7)

61 (89.7)

5

44

31 (70)

41 (93.2)

6

120

80 (66.7)

113 (94.2)

7

239

141 (59.0)

211 (88.3)

8

222

119 (53.6)

185 (83.9)

9

232

100 (43.1)

191 (82.3)

10

174

89 (51.1)

196 (83.9)

11

57

24 (42.1)

44 (77.2)

12

25

10 (40.0)

22 (88.0)

Overall

1456

831 (57.1)

1269 (87.2)