TABLE 1.
Characteristics of study participantsa
| Parameter | Value for study participant |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. sampled | Means ± SEM | Median | Range | |
| Baby birth weight (g) | 31 | 3,526.34 ± 80.33 | 3,505 | 2,620–4,480 |
| Mother body mass index | 32 | 26.26 ± 1.08 | 24.34 | 17.83–47.3 |
| Gestational age (wk) | 32 | 39.81 ± 0.23 | 40 | 37–42.14 |
| Mother weight gain (kg) | 32 | 15.24 ± 1.06 | 14.45 | 5.91–28.6 |
| Maternal age | 32 | 33.31 ± 0.99 | 31.5 | 22–43 |
| Paternal age | 31 | 34.74 ± 0.79 | 34 | 27–43 |
a
Location, Georgia (USA, n = 8), Washington (USA, n = 8), Germany (n = 8), and Sweden (n = 8); delivery mode, Caesarian (n = 8), vaginal (n = 23), unknown (n = 1); sex, female (n = 16) and male (n = 16).