Table 2 Mean differences between birth weights and optimal birth weight, by relative birth weight and race
From: Analysis of neonatal mortality:is standardizing for relative birth weight biased?
Black | White | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Z-score | Mean difference | SD | Mean difference | SD |
0.0 < z ≤ 0.5 | -398 | 84 | -744 | 50 |
0.5 < z ≤ 1.0 | -107 | 78 | -506 | 78 |
1.0 < z ≤ 1.5 | 477 | 82 | -222 | 78 |
1.5 < z ≤ 2.0 | 777 | 76 | 79 | 82 |
2.0 < z ≤ 2.5 | 1097 | 104 | 376 | 76 |
2.5 < z | 1432 | 24 | 670 | 80 |