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. 2010 Apr 28;12(6):658–664. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntq068

Table 3.

Neonatal growth parameters and the presence of tobacco biomarkers in meconium

Negative meconium
Positive meconium
M ± SD M ± SD p Value
Estimated gestational age at delivery (weeks) 39.6 ± 1.2 38.6 ± 2.0 .017
Birth weight (g) 3466 ± 453 3193 ± 672 .041
Head circumference (cm) 34.9 ± 1.6 33.6 ± 2.0 .002
Length (cm) 50.7 ± 2.0 50.1 ± 3.6 .334
1-min Apgar score 8.3 ± 1.3 8.6 ± 1.1 .348
5-min Apgar score 9.0 ± 0.3 9.0 ± 0.2 .714