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An Index for Proportion of Head Size to Body Mass During Infancy

Department ot Public Health, Sapporo Medical College, Sapporo Toyohira Health Center, Sapporo, Japan

Hirotsugu Miyake, MD

Department ot Public Health, Sapporo Medical College

Hirofumi Akashi

Department ot Public Health, Sapporo Medical College

Haruo Shimizu

Department ot Public Health, Sapporo Medical College

Hiroyoshi Tateyama

Department ot Public Health, Sapporo Medical College

Ryou Chaki

Department ot Public Health, Sapporo Medical College

Hiroyuki Tsukuda

Department ot Public Health, Sapporo Medical College

Hiroki Nomura

Department ot Public Health, Sapporo Medical College

Yuuki Hatanaka

Department ot Public Health, Sapporo Medical College

Michi Nishi, MD

Department ot Public Health, Sapporo Medical College

The index "head circumference (cm)³/body weight (g)" gave an almost constant average (about 10) and standard deviation (about 1) in more than 2000 children at birth and at 4, 10, and 18 months. Application of this index to the data previously published confirms that the average is almost constant throughout the period from birth to 18 months, irrespective of sex or race. Head circumference cubed and body weight correlate significantly. This index seems to be useful to assess the proportion of head size to body mass during infancy, and to contribute to early diagnosis of diseases such as hydrocephalus or microcephaly. (J Child Neurol 1992;7:400-403).

Journal of Child Neurology, Vol. 7, No. 4, 400-403 (1992)
DOI: 10.1177/088307389200700413


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