Table 1.
Clinical and demographic characteristics of the population.
| Normal Weight n = 7 |
Overweight n = 7 |
Obesity n = 7 |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother characteristics | ||||
| Maternal age (years) | 27.6 ± 6.5 | 32.1 ± 8.3 | 32.8 ± 4.3 | 0.286 |
| Pregestational BMI (kg m−2) | 21.6 ± 2.7 | 26.7 ± 1.2 | 33.3 ± 3.4 | <0.0001 |
| Parity | 3.1 ± 1.4 | 3.1 ± 1.4 | 3.5 ± 1.9 | 0.859 |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 79.4 ± 6.3 | 78.1 ± 11.0 | 83.3 ± 8.5 | 0.498 |
| Newborn characteristics | ||||
| Gender | 2F/5M | 4F/3M | 7F/0M | |
| Birth weight (g) | 2868.6 ± 248.9 | 3408.4 ± 647.3 | 3363.1 ± 468.1 | 0.092 |
| Birth height (cm) | 47.0 ± 1.6 | 50.2 ± 2.5 | 49.1 ± 1.4 | 0.014 |
| Gestational age (weeks) | 37.9 ± 0.8 | 38.6 ± 1.0 | 38.5 ± 0.5 | 0.168 |
| Capurro method (weeks) | 38.8 ± 0.7 | 39.1 ± 1.1 | 38.2 ± 1.4 | 0.250 |
| Apgar 1st min (score) | 8.0 ± 0.0 | 8.0 ± 0.5 | 7.9 ± 0.4 | 0.741 |
| Apgar 5th min (score) | 9.0 ± 0.0 | 9.0 ± 0.0 | 9.0 ± 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Silverman–Andersen | 1.6 ± 0.5 | 1.3 ± 0.5 | 1.5 ± 1.1 | 0.357 |
Data are reported as mean ± standard deviation (SD). BMI = Body Mass Index; F = Female; and M = Male. The p values were derived using one-way ANOVA.