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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 19.
Published in final edited form as: J Periodontol. 2011 Aug 5;83(3):279–286. doi: 10.1902/jop.2011.110192

Table 5.

Birth Weight in Subject Groups by Race

Birth Weight (g)*
Race n Mean SD
NP, unrelated 171 3,317 656
   Black 91 3,183 655
   White 80 3,468 627
NP, related 103 3,163 612
   Black 72 3,109 657
   White 31 3,291 477
LAgP 95 3,250 642
   Black 80 3,218 650
   White 15 3,421 590
GAgP 219 3,213 577
   Black 159 3,079 506
   White 60 3,573 604
*

No significant differences were noted for birth weight between diagnostic categories (P > 0.9). Black subjects had significantly lower birth weight (< 0.001) than white subjects. Analyses were corrected for age of the mother, time between birth, and dental examination and smoking.