Table 2.

Weight, length, head circumference and body mass index of late-preterm and term newborns during the first two months of life, with the corrected gestational age for the late-preterm newborns.

Weight (g)	G1 (LPT)	G2 (term)	p	p
At birth	2603.00±357.56	3404.00±347.75	<0.001	-
1 month/term*	3225.83±514.09	4305.71±458.25	<0.001	0.2502†
2 months/1 month post-T**	4461.43±575.74	5426.43±638.10	<0.001	0.3249††
p♦	<0.001	<0.001
Length (cm)	G1 (LPT)	G2 (term)	p	p
At birth	45.48±1.97	48.71±1.02	<0.001	-
1 month/term*	50.10±1.85	53.90±1.59	<0.001	0.0043†
2 months/1 month post-T**	54.14±1.70	57.86±1.46	<0.001	0.6444††
p♦	<0.001	<0.001
HC (cm)	G1 (LPT)	G2 (term)	p	p
At birth	32.80±1.06	34.57±0.90	<0.001	-
1 month/term*	35.60±1.02	37.57±0.97	<0.001	0.0010†
2 months/1 month post-T**	38.38±0.84	39.43±1.09	<0.001	0.0028††
p♦	<0.001	<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)	G1 (LPT)	G2 (term)	p	p
At birth	12.54±1.10	14.34±1.30	<0.001	-
1 month/term*	12.80±1.50	14.79±1.01	<0.001	0.0013†
2 months/1 month post-T**	15.20±1.65	16.19±1.60	<0.001	0.3199††
p♦	<0.001	<0.001

^*Corrected gestational age (GA) of term for late-preterm (LPT) newborns.

^**Corrected GA of 1 month post-term (post-T) for LPT newborns.

^†p-value for a corrected GA of term for LPT newborns versus at birth for term newborns.

^††p-value for a corrected GA of 1 month post-T for LPT newborns versus 1 month of age for term newborns.

^♦p-value for the evolution over time of each hematological parameter.

HC  =  Head Circumference.

BMI  =  Body Mass Index.