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Table 1 Anthropometric and clinical characteristics of mothers and newborns grouped by birth weight

From: Metabolomic profiling in blood from umbilical cords of low birth weight newborns

 

Control (n = 30)

LBW (n = 20)

p-value

Maternal Characteristics

   

 Maternal age (years)

30.22 ± 5.65

30.50 ± 6.10

NS

 Pregnancy weight gain (g)

12581 ± 428

11025 ± 301

NS

 Delivery (vaginal/Cesarean section)

21/9 (70%)

12/8 (60%)

NS

 Maternal Body Mass Index

24.0 ± 3.1

22.8 ± 2.1

NS

Newborns Characteristics

   

 Gestational age at delivery (weeks)

38.95 ± 0.90

37.64 ± 1.50

p < 0.05

 Sex (male/female)

20/10 (66.7%)

5/15 (33.3%)

p < 0.01

 Birth weight (g)

3756 ± 148

2371 ± 177

p < 0.0001

 Height (cm)

50.46 ± 1.45

45.55 ± 1.14

p < 0.0001

 Head circumference (cm)

34.70 ± 1.00

32.10 ± 1.80

p < 0.0001

 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

73.88 ± 13.20

65.15 ± 11.50

p < 0.05

 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

44.20 ± 11.22

40.70 ± 8.70

NS

 Heart rate (bpm)

130.14 ± 16.30

128.33 ± 17.90

NS

  1. The values are expressed as mean ± SD; p-value, statistical significance of the differences among groups; NS, Non-significant; LBW, low birth weight.