Table 1.
Parental and offspring characteristics of the family trios in the study
| Study group relative to birth weight
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|---|---|---|---|
| AGA (n = 23) | SGA (n = 15) | LGA (n = 34) | |
| Mother | |||
| Age (yr) | 27 (20; 38) | 26 (18; 34) | 28.5 (17; 40) |
| Height (cm) | 168 (163; 177) | 168 (160; 177) | 168 (156; 182) |
| BMI before pregnancy (kg/m2) | 22.3 (17.4; 37.7) | 20.7 (16.5; 42.8) | 25 (20.5; 35)a |
| Gestational weight gain (kg) | 15.8 (8; 39.3) | 11 (2.5; 22)a | 19 (9; 33) |
| Women with parity 2 or more, n | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Women smoking during pregnancy, n | 0 | 5a | 0 |
| Father | |||
| Age (yr) | 31.5 (23; 54) | 33 (23; 42) | 28 (18; 44) |
| Height (cm) | 180 (172; 191) | 178.5 (174; 184) | 180 (168; 197) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26 (20; 29.5) | 25.8 (17.7; 28.7) | 26.4 (19.6; 37) |
| Offspring | |||
| Gestational age at birth (d) | 285 (275; 295) | 277 (266; 289)a | 285.5 (267; 293) |
| Birth weight (g)b | 3960 (3340; 4470) | 2586 (2194; 2811) | 4717 (4364; 5228) |
| Birth length (cm)b | 51 (49; 55) | 47 (45; 51) | 54 (51; 57) |
| Head circumference (cm)b | 35 (33; 37) | 32.5 (29; 35) | 37 (35.5; 39) |
| Abdominal circumference (cm)b | 35 (32; 38) | 31 (29; 34) | 38 (36; 40) |
| Placental weightb | 650 (460; 880) | 455 (390; 600) | 777.5 (550; 1050) |
| Boys/girls, n | 14/9 | 7/8 | 23/11 |
Data are given as medians with ranges, except where indicated differently.
a
P < 0.05 vs. other two groups, Wilcoxon rank-sum test.
b
P < 0.05 among all three groups, Wilcoxon rank-sum test.