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Using the Generalized Additive Models for Location, Scale, and Shape method, 5,539 sets of longitudinal data were used to construct percentile and <jats:italic>Z<\/jats:italic>-score charts of length, weight, and head circumference (HC) at 40\u201364 weeks of PMA. <jats:italic>Z<\/jats:italic>-scores of length, weight, and HC (LAZ, WAZ, and HCZ) before 64 weeks were calculated using the IPPGS. Differences in the 50th percentile values between preterm infants and IPPGS (dLength, dWeight, and dHC) were calculated. <jats:italic>Z<\/jats:italic>-scores were assigned to six PMA clusters: 40\u201344, 44\u201348, 48\u201352, 52\u201356, 56\u201360, and 60\u201364 weeks for comparison between sexes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>For eligible infants, the mean PMA and weight at birth were 33.93 weeks and 2.3 kg, respectively. Boys, late preterm infants, twins, and infants with exclusively breastfeeding accounted for 55.8, 70.6, 27.8, and 45.9%, respectively. Compared to IPPGS, preterm infants were longer and heavier, especially for dLength in girls (range, 2.19\u20132.97 cm), which almost spanned the 50th and 90th percentiles of IPPGS. The dHC tended to narrow with PMA for both sexes. The mean LAZ, WAZ, and HCZ of both sexes at all PMA clusters were &amp;gt;0, especially for LAZ and WAZ (about 1.0 relative to IPPGS), indicating higher levels than the IPPGS at 40\u201364 weeks. Girls had larger LAZ at each PMA cluster, larger WAZ at 40\u201344 weeks, and lower HCZ after 56 weeks than boys. 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