Table 1.

Patients’ characteristics.

	LGA (n = 357)	AGA (n = 5530)	p
Gestational age (weeks)	24.2 (23.2–25.0)	24.3 (23.5–25.2)	<0.01
Birth weight (g)	813 (700–904)	668 (585–752)	<0.01
Apgar score at 1 min	3 (1–5)	3 (2–5)	0.05
Apgar score at 5 min	6 (4–7)	6 (5–7)	0.32
Apgar score <5 at 5 min (%)	23	23	1.00
Maternal age (years)	32 (28–36)	31 (27–34)	<0.01
Maternal diabetes mellitus (%)	3.1	1.8	0.13
Male n (%)	53.0	52.3	0.83
Multiple births (%)	10	17	<0.01

LGA large for gestational age, AGA appropriate for gestational age.