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Anthropometric characteristics of children by sex and maternal origin
| Children |
Italian mother |
Immigrant mother |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean(SD) | Mean(SD) | ||
|
Sons |
N=1239 |
N=166 |
|
| Weight (kg) |
32.6 (7.2) |
31.9 (7.8) |
|
| Height (cm) |
133.6 (6.1) |
133.4 (6.9) |
|
| BMI (kg/m2) |
18.13 (3.11) |
17.77 (3.20) |
|
|
Daughters |
N=1146 |
N=155 |
|
| Weight (kg) |
31.9 (7.3) |
31.0 (7.0) |
|
| Height (cm) |
132.6 (6.6) |
133.5 (6.2) |
|
| BMI (kg/m2) | 17.99 (3.15) | 17.27 (2.86) | 0.004 |
