Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of the study population categorized by the relative telomere length
| RTL_low | RTL_high | P-value | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neonate Sex (%) | 0.68* | |||
| Female | 15(55.56) | 14(50.00) | 29(52.73) | |
| Male | 12(44.44) | 14(50.00) | 26(47.27) | |
| Maternal education level (%) | 0.34* | |||
| Non-university | 21(72.41) | 17(60.71) | 38(66.67) | |
| University | 8(27.59) | 11(39.29) | 19(33.33) | |
| Delivery type (%) | 0.66* | |||
| Natural | 10(37.04) | 12(42.86) | 22(40.00) | |
| Cesarean | 17(62.96) | 16(57.14) | 33(60.00) | |
| Passive smoking (%) | 0.08* | |||
| Yes | 3(10.34) | 8(28.57) | 11(19.30) | |
| No | 26(89.66) | 20(71.43) | 46(80.70) | |
| Mean ± SD | ||||
| Gestational age (week) | 38.94 ± 1.04 | 38.62 ± 1.39 | 0.34** | |
| Maternal irisin level | 18.76 ± 1.56 | 18.26 ± 1.95 | 0.36** | |
| Neonate weight (g) | 3294.16 ± 374.74 | 3004.81 ± 373.96 | 0.008** | |
| Neonate height (cm) | 49.35 ± 1.27 | 48.03 ± 1.97 | 0.007** | |
| Neonate head circumference (cm) | 34.48 ± 1.05 | 34.07 ± 1.07 | 0.17** | |
| Mother age (years) | 31.58 ± 6.02 | 29.42 ± 5.22 | 0.15** | |
| Pre-gestational weight (kg) | 70.73 ± 10.75 | 67.7 ± 16.33 | 0.48** |
Data are presented as mean ± SD (Standard deviation), or an absolute number n (percentage)
* Fisher Exact Test /χ2 test
** t-test
RTL: relative telomere length