Table 2.
Characteristics of study subjects according to the sex.
| All neonates | Males (n = 50) | Females (n = 40) | |
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| Birth weight (g) | 3101.90 ± 59.78 | 3229.11 ± 83.34 | 2955.13 ± 80.48∗ |
| Length (cm) | 50.60 ± 0.35 | 50.71 ± 0.56 | 50.49 ± 0.40 |
| Ponderal index | 2.366 ± 0.42 | 2.43 ± 0.06 | 2.29 ± 0.06 |
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| Circumferences (cm) | |||
| Occipital frontal | 33.63 ± 0.15 | 33.91 ± 0.20 | 33.27 ± 0.23 |
| Chest | 33.00 ± 0.19 | 33.46 ± 0.27 | 32.46 ± 0.28∗ |
| Hip | 32.14 ± 0.36 | 32.26 ± 0.51 | 31.92 ± 0.53 |
| Calf | 11.23 ± 0.14 | 11.38 ± 0.18 | 11.02 ± 0.20 |
| Mid upper | 10.75 ± 0.14 | 10.87 ± 0.20 | 10.58 ± 0.20 |
| Abdominal | 32.42 ± 0.21 | 32.72 ± 0.29 | 32.01 ± 0.30 |
| Thigh | 13.19 ± 0.15 | 13.33 ± 0.21 | 13.03 ± 0.20 |
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| Leptin concentration ng/mL | 8.87 ± 0.84 | 8.28 ± 1.15 | 9.56 ± 1.21 |
| Insulin concentration µIU/mL | 15.35 ± 0.43 | 15.50 ± 0.64 | 15.18 ± 0.57 |
| C-peptide concentration ng/mL | 6.87 ± 0.32 | 7.38 ± 0.50 | 6.27 ± 0.37 |
∗ denotes the statistical significance at P < 0.05