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Published in final edited form as: Int J Dev Biol. 2010;54(0):525–530. doi: 10.1387/ijdb.082760db

TABLE 1.

MEAN VALUES OF BODY SIZE AT BIRTH AND PLACENTAL SIZE IN PEOPLE WITH DIAGNOSED HYPERTENSION

Measurement	Diagnosed Hypertension (n=644)			Other(n=1357)
Measurement	Mean	SD	p for difference^*	Mean	SD
Body size at birth
Birthweight (g)	3350	490	<0.001	3437	481
Ponderal index (g/cm³)	26.5	2.1	0.003	26.7	2.3
Placental size
Weight (g)	637	118	<0.001	654	123
Area (cm²)	256	55	0.009	261	60
Maximal diameter (cm)	19.2	2.1	0.02	19.4	2.3
Lesser diameter (cm)	16.8	2.2	0.02	17.0	2.2
Thickness (cm)	2.56	0.56	0.5	2.58	0.55

^*

adjusted for age, sex and adult waist circumference