Table 1. Anthropometry at birth, infancy and adolescence of subjects born appropriate for gestational age (AGA) and small for gestational age (SGA).
| AGA (n = 57) | SGA (n = 30) | |
| Males (%) | 40 | 40 |
| Birth | ||
| Birth weight (g) | 3516±409 | 2714±284*** |
| Birth weight SDS | 0.17±0.86 | −1.81±0.42*** |
| Gestational age (days) | 278±8.8 | 277±9.1 |
| Infancy | ||
| ΔWSDSbirth to 3 months | −0.25±0.76 | 0.78±0.59*** |
| ΔWSDSbirth to 1 year | −0.71±1.11 | 0.54±0.79*** |
| Adolescence | ||
| Age at examination (years) | 17.5±0.7 | 17.9±0.7* |
| Height (cm) | 172.5±7.9 | 167.0±8.7* |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.9±4.0 | 22.2±4.4 |
| Waist-hip ratio | 0.79±0.05 | 0.81±0.10 |
| Trunk fat (%) | 34 [24 to 47] | 35 [26 to 48] |
Data are means ± SD or [95% confidence limits] in the AGA and SGA group for the 87 subjects with data on early infant weight gain. ΔWSDS = change in weight SDS. ***P<0.001, *P<0.05.