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Table 2 Differences in foot length, chest circumference and mid-upper-arm-circumference among the 376 newborns

From: Anthropometric measurements can identify small for gestational age newborns: a cohort study in rural Tanzania

 

Foot length (cm)

Chest circumference (cm)

MUACb (cm)

Mean ± SD

p-value

Mean ± SD

p-value

Mean ± SD

p-value

SGAa

7.5 ± 0.5

< 0.0001

30.2 ± 2.1

< 0.0001

9.4 ± 1.1

< 0.0001

Non -SGA

7.9 ± 0.4

 

32.9 ± 1.7

 

10.8 ± 0.9

 

Low birth weight

7.2 ± 0.6

< 0.0001

28.8 ± 2.6

< 0.0001

8.9 ± 1.3

< 0.0001

Non-Low birth weight

7.9 ± 0.4

 

32.8 ± 1.6

 

10.7 ± 0.9

 

Preterm

6.9 ± 0.7

< 0.0001

27.7 ± 3.2

< 0.0001

8.6 ± 1.4

< 0.0001

Term

7.9 ± 0.4

 

32.6 ± 1.7

 

10.6 ± 1.0

 
  1. aSGA Small for gestational age. bMUAC Mid upper arm circumference
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