Table 1. Demography of the study population and parental features.
| AGA | LGA | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n | 42 | 29 | |
| Demography | |||
| Sex ratio (boys:girls) | 18:24 | 18:11 | 0.15 |
| Ethnicity (New Zealand European) | 57% | 55% | 0.99 |
| Gestational age (weeks) | 40.1 ± 1.2 | 40.1 ± 0.9 | 0.83 |
| Birth order (first-borns) | 45% | 28% | 0.15 |
| Parental characteristics | |||
| Maternal age at childbirth (years) | 33.1 ± 4.2 | 31.7 ± 5.7 | 0.24 |
| Maternal pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2) | 23.4 ± 4.4 | 26.1 ± 4.9 | 0.004 |
| Mean parental BMI (kg/m2) | 24.9 ± 3.0 | 27.3 ± 4.5 | 0.004 |
Gestational age and parental data are means ± standard deviations.