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Table 1 Characteristics of EFSOCH babies at birth.

From: Assessing newborn body composition using principal components analysis: differences in the determinants of fat and skeletal size

 

Boys (mean +/- SD)

Girls (mean +/- SD)

p

n

363

336

 

Gestation (weeks)

40.1 +/- 1.14

40.2 +/- 1.27

0.1

Weight (g)

3559 +/- 461

3479 +/- 482

0.02

Length (cm)

50.5 +/- 2.0

49.7 +/- 2.1

<0.001

Crown rump (cm)

34.1 +/- 1.6

33.7 +/- 1.7

0.001

Knee heel (cm)

12.6 +/- 0.6

12.4 +/- 0.6

0.001

Head circ (cm)

35.5 +/- 1.2

34.9 +/- 1.3

<0.001

Arm circ (cm)

11.1 +/- 0.9

11.1 +/- 0.9

0.9

Tricep (mm)*

4.6 (3.7–5.8)

4.8 (3.8–6.1)

0.005

Subscapula (mm)*

4.7 (3.7–6.0)

4.9 (3.8–6.2)

0.005

Ponderal index (kg/m3)

27.5 +/- 2.6

28.1 +/- 2.6

 
  1. *Log transformed data – geometric mean and SD range reported
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