TABLE 1.
Characteristics of the subjects involved in the study
| Characteristics | Total | Training | Testing | p values | |
| n = 206 | n = 138 | n = 68 | |||
| Growth status | |||||
| AGA, n (%) | 117 (56.8) | 79 (57.2) | 38 (55.9) | ||
| SGA or IUGR, n(%) | 89 (43.2) | 59 (42.8) | 30 (44.1) | 0.77 | |
| Infant birth weight in grams | |||||
| AGA, mean (SD) | 3255.4 (515) | 3247.6 (538) | 3271.7 (473) | ||
| SGA or IUGR, mean (SD) | 2519.4 (418) | 2555.2 (413) | 2448.9 (425) | 0.60 | |
| Infant gender | |||||
| Females | 99 (48) | 66 (48) | 33 (48.5) | ||
| Males | 107 (52) | 72 (52) | 35 (51.5) | 0.89 | |
| Infant gestational age in weeks | 38.2 (2.0) | 38.3 (1.8) | 38.0 (2.3) | 0.68 | |
| Maternal age in years | 27.9 (5.9) | 27.6 (5.7) | 28.5 (6.3) | 0.32 |
p values were calculated using a Permutation Chi-square test for growth status and gender and a Kruskal-Wallis test for birth weight, gestational age and maternal age.