Table 1.
AGA (n=19) | IUGR (n=25) | |
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Maternal age (years) | 25.9±1.29 | 28.7±1.23 |
BMI (kg/m2) * | 28.3±2.6 | 26.8±2.0 |
Gestational age (weeks) | 33.9±0.95 | 35.7±0.61 |
Birth weight (g) | 2493±236 | 1804±110† |
Birth weight percentile‡ | 55.9±4.6 | 2.4±0.3§ |
Placental weight (g) | 566±42.0 | 394±18.4∥ |
Fetal sex (M/F) | 7/12 | 8/17 |
Mode of delivery (C/V) | 6/13 | 15/10 |
Data are presented as means ± S.E.M. Abbreviations: AGA, appropriate for gestational age; IUGR, intrauterine growth restriction; F, female; M, male; C, caesarean section; V, vaginal delivery.
data from n=10 AGA and 18 IUGR
by corresponding gestational age
P<0.05
P<0.01
P<0.0001.
None of the mothers had any concurrent disease and apart from some preterm deliveries (both groups) and IUGR (IUGR group) no other pregnancy complication, such as preeclampsia or gestational diabetes, was present.