Table 1 |
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Anthropometrics of infants grouped according to maternal BMI |
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7, (4M/3F) Lean |
7, (3M/4F) Overweight |
7, (4M/3F) Obese |
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Maternal BMI (kg/m2) |
21.8 ± 1.9 |
27.4 ± 1.2 * |
38.0 ± 6.2‡† |
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Age (months) |
4.0 ± 1.5 |
3.5 ± 2.4 |
4.2 ± 2.1 |
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Body weight (kg) |
6.7 ± 1.3 |
6.1 ± 1.4 |
7.0 ± 1.5 |
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Length (cm) |
66.3 ± 5.7 |
62.9 ± 7.3 |
63.9 ± 8.0 |
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Body fat (%) |
23.8 ± 4.1 |
22.4 ± 5.0 |
26.8 ± 2.1 ‡ |
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BMI (kg/m2) |
15.1 ± 1.3 |
15.3 ± 1.4 |
16.7 ± 1.2 †‡ |
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Weight for length (percentile) |
17.1 ± 18.0 |
28.6 ± 32.5 |
53.6 ± 37.4† |
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Weight for age (percentile) |
55.7 ± 31.1 |
55.7 ± 33.8 |
71.4 ± 15.5 |
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Length for age (percentile) |
87.6 ± 10.4 |
73.6 ± 34.8 |
67.1 ± 36.7 |
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Standard deviation score for body weight |
0.19 ± 0.90 |
-0.22 ± 1.00 |
0.44 ± 1.02 |
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* = (p < 0.05) between the lean and over weight groups † = (p < 0.05) between the lean and obese groups ‡ = (p < 0.05) between the over weight and obese groups |
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Rising and Lifshitz Nutrition Journal 2008 7:15 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-7-15 |
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