Table 1.
Socio‐demographic and anthropometric characteristics of study infants and their mothers at birth/delivery
| Maternal antenatal characteristics (last trimester of pregnancy) (n = 50) | Mean ± SD or n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 23.0 ± 2.9 |
| Total family income (INR)* | 9000 (5000, 15 000) |
| Parity | |
| Primiparous | 38 (76) |
| Multiparous | 12 (24) |
| Weight (kg) | 60.4 ± 12.1 |
| Height (cm) | 154 ± 5.9 |
| Body mass index | 25.4 ± 5.1 |
| Type of delivery | |
| Spontaneous vaginal delivery | 34 (68) |
| Caesarean section | 16 (32) |
| Infant characteristics at birth (n = 50) | |
| Gestational age at birth by ultrasonography (weeks) | 39.1 ± 0.9 |
| Birth outcome | |
| Small‐for‐gestational age | 24 (48) |
| Appropriate‐for‐gestational age | 26 (52) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 29 (58) |
| Female | 21 (42) |
| Birthweight (kg) | 2.7 ± 0.5 |
| Birth length (cm) † | 49.6 ± 1.7 |
| Weight‐for‐age z‐score | −1.21 ± 0.93 |
| (n = 48) | |
| Weight‐for‐length z‐score | −2.00 ± 1.43 |
| (n = 47) | |
| Length‐for‐age z‐score | 0.04 ± 0.95 |
| (n = 47) | |
INR, Indian Rupees; SD, standard deviation. *Median (25th, 75th percentile). † n = 48.