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Continuous size indicators at 18 to 24 months were z scores of weight, length, head circumference, and body mass index based on World Health Organization standards. We represented growth by z score changes in weight and head circumference from NICU discharge to 18 to 24 months. We estimated associations of infant and maternal factors with indicators of size and growth in multivariate linear and logistic regression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Median gestational age was 26 weeks and birth weight was 800 g. From NICU discharge to 18 to 24 months, weight increased by median 0.74 z scores, but at 18 to 24 months, ELBW\/EPT children remained lighter than the reference (median z score \u22120.26). In adjusted analyses, small-for-gestational-age (SGA) status, NICU weight faltering, and surgical necrotizing enterocolitis all predicted more rapid weight gain after NICU discharge, but infants with those conditions remained smaller at 18 to 24 months. For example, SGA infants gained 0.44 z scores more weight after NICU discharge than non-SGA infants (95% CI, 0.34\u20130.54) but were nonetheless 0.95 z scores lighter at 18 to 24 months (95% CI, \u22121.05 to \u22120.86).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our findings suggest substantial, albeit incomplete, catch-up growth in ELBW\/EPT infants after NICU discharge through 18 to 24 months.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1542\/peds.2025-071784","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,5]],"date-time":"2025-09-05T00:02:31Z","timestamp":1757030551000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Size and Growth After NICU Discharge in Extremely Low-Birth-Weight or Extremely Preterm Infants"],"prefix":"10.1542","volume":"156","author":[{"given":"Mandy B.","family":"Belfort","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"1Department of Pediatrics, Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lucy T.","family":"Greenberg","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"2Vermont Oxford Network, Burlington, Vermont"},{"name":"3Department of Mathematics and Statistics, College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Danielle E. 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