Population characteristics; children
| Child characteristic | Children with requisitions (n=65 315) | ||
| Sex N (%) | Missing | None | 0.0 |
| Male | 35 055 | 53.7 | |
| Female | 30 260 | 46.3 | |
| Birth weight (g) N (%) | Missing | 1056 | 1.6 |
| Low birth weight* | 3196 | 4.9 | |
| Normal birth weight | 61 063 | 93.5 | |
| Gestational age N (%) | Missing | 916 | 1.4 |
| Preterm born† | 4813 | 7.4 | |
| Term born | 59 586 | 91.2 | |
*Low birth weight defined as <2500 g.
†Preterm born defined as <260 gestation days.