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Table 6 Association of birth weight and overweight separated by age category

From: Overweight in children and its perception by parents: cross-sectional observation in a general pediatric outpatient clinic

  Mean birth weight SD   SD   SE  
Age-category Normal weight   Overweight   Difference   p-value (t-test)
0–15 years 3286 g 554.48 3507 g 527.27 +221 g 91.70 <0.001
10–15 years 3310 g 555.61 3557 g 305.94 +247 g 234.69 0.30
6–10 years 3282 g 571.43 3365 g 656.48 +83 g 161.19 0.61
3–6 years 3200 g 553.50 3615 g 396.67 +415 g 130.16 0.002
<3 years 3385 g 532.75 3502 g 554.61 +117 g 91.69 0.20
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BMC Pediatrics

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