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Operation Manual
Tips!
When expressing with SD, a value approaches ±0 SD as it approaches the mean, and approaches
the minimum or the maximum value as it deviates from the mean. The greater part of the range
falls within ±3 SD, with ±1 SD representing 68.3% of the entire range. Thus it can be seen that most
fetal measurements are tightly clustered around the average value.
The Percentile represents a point in distribution from between 0 and 100 inclusive. Therefore, the
average point is represented as 50 Percentile.
As shown in the figure, the average point corresponds to 0 SD (that is, 50 Percentile). If a point is in
the range between -1 SD and +1 SD, it falls within 68.3% of the entire range. This means that the
point falls within the range between 16 and 84.
Further, if a point is in the range between -2 SD and +2 SD, it falls within 95.5% of the entire range.
Thus, the point falls in the range between 3 and 97.
The SD and Percentile are interchangeable. Percentile can be used when a fetal measurement
ranking is desired, and SD can be used when the distance between actual fetal measurements and
the average measurement is sought.
While the range of Growth table references that are primarily used with OB measurement data
varies depending on the user, the typical range accepted by most users is as below:
1) When references are created based on SD:
X
-2.0 SD ~ +2.0 SD (if converted to percentile, 2.28 percentile ~ 97.72 percentile)
X
-1.5 SD ~ +1.5 SD (if converted to percentile, 6.68 percentile ~ 93.32 percentile)
X
-1.0 SD ~ +1.0 SD (if converted to percentile, 15.87 percentile ~ 84.13 percentile)
2) When references are created based on Percentile:
X
2.5 percentile ~ 97.5 percentile (if converted to SD, -1.96 SD ~ 1.96 SD)
X
5.0 percentile ~ 95.0 percentile (if converted to SD, -1.645 SD ~ 1.645 SD)
X
10.0 percentile ~ 90.0 percentile (if converted to SD, -1.288 SD ~ 1.288 SD)
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