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. 2016 Jun 9;24(5):427–436. doi: 10.1007/s10389-016-0740-9

Table 2.

Anthropometric characteristics of offspring at birth and at 2 years of age

n (intervention) n (total) Mean SD
Birth length (cm) 116 234 52.94 2.21
Birth head circumference (cm) 67 132 35.83 1.20
Birth abdominal circumference (cm) 69 137 33.56 1.92
Birth thigh circumference (cm) 69 137 16.21 1.70
Birth chest circumference (cm) 69 137 35.58 2.28
Birth hip circumference (cm) 68 136 33.76 2.32
Birth mid-upper arm straight (cm) 69 137 12.53 1.15
Birth subscapular skinfold thickness (mm) 54 114 6.90 1.53
Birth triceps skinfold thickness (mm) 54 114 6.99 1.56
Birth biceps skinfold thickness (mm) 54 114 6.73 1.49
Birth thigh skinfold thickness (mm) 54 114 7.88 1.73
Birth weight (kg) 133 280 4.06 4.59
Birth sum of skinfold thicknesses (mm) 54 114 28.50 5.23
Birth waist:hip ratio 68 136 1.00 0.06
Birth sum of triceps and subscapular skinfold thickness (mm) 54 114 13.89 2.76
Birth subscapular:triceps skinfold thickness ratio 54 114 1.01 0.20
Birth waist circumference:length ratio 60 118 0.63 0.04
2 year length-for-age z-score 134 281 0.98 5.95
2-year head circumference-for-age z-score 130 276 1.37 1.37
2-year abdominal circumference (cm) 132 278 50.40 4.22
2-year thigh circumference (cm) 132 279 27.43 2.69
2-year chest circumference (cm) 127 271 50.59 2.91
2-year hip circumference (cm) 113 234 49.47 3.42
2-year mid-upper arm circumference-for-age z-score 132 279 1.13 1.12
2-year subscapular skinfold thickness-for-age z-score 112 219 0.73 1.12
2-year triceps skinfold thickness-for-age z-score 109 218 1.15 1.15
2-year biceps skinfold thickness (mm) 112 223 7.80 2.23
2-year thigh skinfold thickness (mm) 112 220 15.67 5.76
2-year weight-for-age z-score 134 281 0.69 1.01
2-year weight-for-length z-score 134 280 0.79 5.59
2-year BMI-for-age z-score 134 281 0.42 1.10
2-year waist circumference:length ratio 132 278 0.56 0.05
2-year waist:hip circumference ratio 113 234 1.02 0.08
2-year sum of skinfold thicknesses (mm) 112 216 40.82 8.14
2-year sum of triceps and subscapular skinfold thicknesses (mm) 112 218 17.46 3.40
2-year subscapular:triceps skinfold thickness ratio 112 218 0.74 0.21

BMI body mass index