Skip to main content
. 2019 Feb 25;7:e6473. doi: 10.7717/peerj.6473

Table 2. Offspring weight index at 1 and 2 years of age according to maternal pre-delivery body mass index (BMI).

Maternal pre-delivery BMI p*
1 year olda <25 kg/m2 (n = 85) 25–29.9 kg/m2 (n = 96) ≧30 kg/m2 (n = 63)
BW (kg) 9.31 ± 0.91 9.55 ± 0.87 9.83 ± 1.03 0.007
BH (cm) 75.36 ± 2.74 75.66 ± 2.58 75.60 ± 2.35 0.861
BMI (kg/m2) 16.37 ± 1.15 16.67 ± 1.11 17.19 ± 1.61 0.005
BMI percentile 45.94 ± 25.68 52.00 ± 25.54 60.07 ± 25.76 0.006
Weight gainb (kg) 6.21 ± 0.87 6.32 ± 0.78 6.60 ± 0.99 0.044

Notes:

BW, body weight; BH, body height; BMI, body mass index.

*

p-value was analyzed by Kruskal–Wallis test.

a

Total 244 participants were enrolled in the analysis at 1 year of age.

b

The weight difference between birth and 1 year of age.

c

Total 221 participants were enrolled in the analysis at 2 years of age.

d

The weight difference between birth and 2 years of age.