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. 2020 Jul 2;112(3):576–585. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqaa155

TABLE 1.

Maternal and neonatal characteristics1

Singletons
Variable Combined Peru Rochester Multiples
Maternal, n 68 43 20 N = 5
 Age, y 22.73 ± 5.00 23.26 ± 4.38a 19.55 ± 3.87b 31.0 ± 2.34c
 BMI2 28.95 ± 5.64 26.48 ± 2.66b 32.52 ± 6.67a 35.64 ± 7.74a
Neonatal, n 74 42 19 11
 GA, wk 38.63 ± 0.05 39.75 ± 1.00a 39.52 ± 1.60a 33.81 ± 2.52b
 PTB, % 20 03a 16a 82b
 Birth weight, g 2970.96 ± 587.91 3104.14 ± 417.56a 3169.74 ± 548.25a 2107.00 ± 492.79b
 LBW, % 21 05a 21b 82c
 SGA, % 26 37a 21b 0c
 Male, % 52 44 68 45
1

Values are means ± SDs unless otherwise indicated. Data were analyzed by Wilcoxon rank sum test, ANOVA, or chi-square test. Different superscript letters indicate significant differences between cohorts. GA, gestational age; LBW, low birth weight; PTB, preterm birth; SGA, small for gestational age.

2

The BMI value obtained during the third trimester when dosing occured.