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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Obes (Lond). 2017 Oct 9;42(3):501–506. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2017.250

Table 1.

Characteristics of included neonates

Characteristics n Mean SD Range
Age, d 251 10.2 2.5 5-18
Weight, kg 251 3.2 0.4 2.2-4.4
Length, cm 251 49.9 1.9 43.6-54.5
Weight/length ratio, kg/m 251 6.4 0.7 4.9-8.2
BMI, kg/m2 251 12.9 1.1 10.3-16.1
PI, kg/m3 251 25.9 2.2 19.8-32.6
Abdominal circumference, cm 251 29.4 2.4 22.2-38.0
Triceps skinfold, mm 251 6.5 1.4 3.0-11.2
Subscapular skinfold, mm 251 5.9 1.5 2.8-12.0
Sum of skinfold, mm 251 12.4 2.8 5.8-23.2
Total body composition (ADP)
   FM, kg 251 0.4 0.2 0.04-1.1
   FMI, kg/m2 251 1.5 0.7 0.2-4.0
   FFM, kg 251 2.8 0.3 2.1-3.8
   FFMI, kg/m2 251 11.4 0.9 8.7-13.8
Abdominal fat (MRI)
   TAAT, mL 222 113.6 31.9 50.0-277.1
   sSAT, mL 222 77.6 21.2 36.2-174.5
   dSAT, mL 222 13.4 5.6 3.5-38.3
   IAT, mL 222 22.6 7.5 7.2-64.3

BMI, body mass index; PI, ponderal index; ADP, air displacement plethysmography; FM, fat mass; FMI, fat mass index; FFM, fat free mass; FFMI, fat free mass index; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; TAAT, total abdominal adipose tissue; sSAT, superficial subcutaneous adipose tissue; dSAT, deep subcutaneous adipose tissue; IAT, internal adipose tissue