From: Neonatal body composition: crossectional study in healthy term singletons in Germany
All singleton infants > 37 weeks n = 2225* | Study population n = 271 | ||
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Female | n (%) | 1099 (49.4%) | 153 (56.5%)** |
Gestational age at birth (weeks) | Mean (SD) | 39.6 (1.2) | 39.7 (1.1) |
Birth weight (g) | Mean (SD) | 3384 (467) | 3389 (440) |
Birth length (cm) | Mean (SD) | 51.0 (2.3) | 50.9 (2.3) |
Birth head circumference (cm) | Mean (SD) | 35.0 (1.6) | 34.9 (1.3) |
Admission to Neonatology | n (%) | 415 (18.7%) | 27 (10.0%)** |
Duration hospital stay (days) | Median | ||
All Infants | (Q1, Q3) | 3.0 (2.2–3.9) | 3.3 (2.4–3.9) |
Admission to Neonatology | 4.0 (3.2–5.0) | 3.7 (3.3–4.6) | |
Without Admission to Neonatology | 2.7 (2.0–3.6) | 3.2 (2.4–3.8)** |