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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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