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Table 4 The risk factors for SGA using univariate analysis

From: Maternal H. pylori seropositivity is associated with gestational hypertension but is irrelevant to fetal growth and development in early childhood

Variable, Mean ± SD

SGA

Non-SGA

p value

Placental weight (g)

445.0 ± 47.9 (n = 10)

514.9 ± 47.4 (n = 90)

<  0.01

IGF-1 (ng/mL)

24.7 ± 10.5 (n = 7)

40.1 ± 18.8 (n = 69)

0.04

IGFBP-3 (ng/mL)

834.5 ± 363.7 (n = 7)

759.1 ± 323.8 n (n = 69)

0.56

Insulin (pmol/L)

22.7 ± 17.9 (n = 7)

29.9 ± 29.3 (n = 69)

0.53

Ghrelin (pg/mL)

1045.1 ± 241.6 (n = 7)

774.3 ± 195.8 (n = 69)

< 0.01

  1. SGA, small for gestational age