Table 1 Means and standard deviations of the different measurements
Measure in cm | Range | Mean (SD) | Mean difference p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All babies | Birth weight | Birth weight | |||
< 2500 grams | ≥ 2500 grams | ||||
Head circumference (HC) | 23.5–54.5 | 34.4 (2.0) | 32.0 (1.52) | 34.7 (1.84) | 0.0010 |
Foot length (FL) | 6.0–9.3 | 7.9 (0.51) | 7.2 (0.46) | 8.1 (0.43) | 0.0001 |
Mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) | 6.0–19.0 | 10.9 (1.36) | 9.1 (0.83) | 11.1 (1.23) | 0.0001 |
Thigh circumference (TC) | 7.5–36.5 | 16.8 (2.27) | 14.1 (1.35) | 17.2 (2.11) | 0.0010 |
Chest circumference (CC) | 13.5–52.0 | 32.5 (2.64) | 28.6 (2.14) | 33.0 (2.23) | 0.0006 |
Weight in grams | 1370–5350 | 3050 (0.53) | 2120 (0.27) | 3280 (0.42) | 0.0001 |