Table 1.

Characteristics of subjects.

Variable	Term (n = 25)	Preterm (n=26)	p
Age (years)	27.68 (6.47)	24 (17 – 41)	0.463a
Body height (cm)	153.44 (5.79)	156.70 (4.81)	0.034 b
BMI (kg/m2)	21.75 (3.22)	22.17 (4.65)	0.707b
UAC
< 23.5 cm	6	9	0.127c
≥23.5 cm	19	17

BMI: body mass index, UAC: upper arm circumference.

^aMann-Whitney test. ^bIndependent t-test. ^cChi-square test.