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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 30.
Published in final edited form as: Stat Med. 2013 Mar 12;32(17):2950–2961. doi: 10.1002/sim.5771

Table 1. Characteristics of Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey Mothers and Infants.

Infant's Variables Description N Mean or Proportion S.D.
BW1 Newborn weight at place of delivery, g 2615 3028 472
BW2 Newborn weight measured by project staff, g 3031 2994 435
HTCM Newborn length, cm 3032 49.25 2.11
NOTONE Weight not measured day of birth, proportion 2627 0.02 0.14
NOTPROJ Infant not weighed on project scale 2593 0.32 0.47
WHENBW2 Infant age at weighing by project staff, days 3031 4.49 4.38
BALGA Gestational age from Ballard assessment, weeks 597 3.66 0.04
LMPGA Gestational age from LMP date, weeks 2843 3.66 0.07
WHENBAL Infant age at Ballard assessment, days 597 3.58 1.80
GIRL Infant sex=female, proportion 3059 0.47

Mother's Variables Description N Mean or Proportion S.D.

MOHT Height, cm 3059 150.56 5.00
AMA Arm muscle area during pregnancy at baseline, cm2 3058 34.10 5.59
AFA Arm fat area during pregnancy at baseline, cm2 3058 14.73 5.67
SMOKERS Smoked during pregnancy, proportion 3059 0.13 0.34
FIRSTPRG Primiparous, proportion 3059 0.22 0.42
YOUNGER Age < 20 y 3059 0.13 0.34
OLDER Age > 35 y 3059 0.10 0.30

Mother's Background Variables Description N Mean or Proportion S.D.

INGESTWK Gestation week at baseline 3059 30.00 4.78
PNIRONVIT Took prenatal vitamins or iron during pregnancy, proportion 3059 0.58 0.49
NPISHORT Pregnancy interval < 38 weeks, proportion 3059 0.27 0.45
NUPUB Number of prenatal visits to public clinic 3059 1.12 1.51
NUPRV Number of prenatal visits to private clinic 3059 0.61 1.56
MOINSUR Has health insurance, proportion 3059 0.10 0.30
DYHHTOT Total household income deflated, baseline 3038 283.52 531.36
MOTGRD Highest grade completed 3059 7.10 3.30