Table 1.
Clinical Characteristics of Study Participants
| Normal BMI (≤ 25.0 kg/m2) | High BMI (> 25.0 kg/m2) | P-value (t-test) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother | N | 27 | 35 | - |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.3 ± 0.4 | 32.7 ± 1.0 | <0.0001 | |
| Age (years) | 29 ± 1.2 | 27 ± 0.8 | 0.06 | |
| Ethnicity (% Hispanic) | 73% | 80% | - | |
| Gestational Age | 39.3±0.2 | 39.2±0.1 | 0.6 | |
| Weight gain | 29.6 ± 2.3 | 24.5 ± 2.1 | ||
| % mothers under/within/above IOM weight gain guideline | 33/33/33 | 12/29/59 | ||
| Newborn | Fetal gender (female/male) | 10/12 | 24/11 | - |
| Birth weight (g) | 3390 ± 61 | 3430 ± 80 | 0.7 | |
| Length (cm) | 51.3 ± 0.3 | 50.3 ± 0.4 | 0.06 | |
| Ponderal Index (gx100/cm3) | 2.5 ± 0.04 | 2.7 ± 0.05 | <0.01 | |
| Placental weight (g) | 679 ± 22 | 729 ± 26 | 0.2 |
Data are presented as mean ± sem.