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Table 2 Characteristics of parents in EFSOCH.

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

 

Mothers (mean +/- SD)

Fathers (mean +/- SD)

n

699

699

Age (years)

30 +/- 5.2

33 +/- 6.0

Weight (kg)*

74.7 (63.5–88.0)

83.4 (70.9–98.1)

Height (cm)

164.9 +/- 6.3

177.8 +/- 6.7

BMI (kg/m2)

27.9 +/- 4.7

26.7 +/- 3.9

Knee heel (cm)

49.5 +/- 2.5

53.9 +/- 2.6

Sitting Height (cm)

85.3 +/- 3.4

90.5 +/- 3.5

Head Circumference (cm)

55.8 +/- 1.5

58.3 +/- 1.6

Arm Circumference (cm)

29.0 +/- 3.5

31.7 +/- 3.1

Bicep skinfold thickness (mm)*

11.1 (7.4–16.7)

6.5 (4.1–10.1)

Tricep skinfold thickness (mm)*

20.1 (14.4–28.2)

10.5 (6.7–16.5)

Subscapular skinfold thickness (mm)*

20.1 (13.4–30.1)

17.0 (11.0–26.3)

Suprailiac skinfold thickness (mm)

N/A

26.6 +/- 10.3

Waist circumference (cm)

N/A

92.2 +/- 11.1

Hip circumference (cm)

N/A

104.6 +/- 7.0

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