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Table 2 Prenatal characteristics, anthropometric data and cord blood hormonal concentrations between males and females

From: Birth anthropometry and cord blood leptin in Korean appropriate-for-gestational-age infants born at ≥ 28 weeks’ gestation: a cross sectional study

 

Male (N = 57)

Female (N = 48)

P-value

Birth weight (g)

2435 ± 91

2308 ± 112

0.155

Birth weight SDS

0.17 ± 0.09

0.05 ± 0.09

0.766

Birth length (cm)

46.9 ± 0.5

45.1 ± 0.6

0.041

Head Circumference (cm)

32.3 ± 0.3

31.6 ± 0.4

0.199

BMI

10.9 ± 0.2

10.9 ± 0.3

0.661

BMI SDS

−0.2 ± 0.09

0.1 ± 0.13

0.040

IGF-1 (ng/mL)

14.26 ± 0.92

13.74 ± 1.04

0.712

Leptin (ng/mL)

4.69 ± 0.81

5.23 ± 0.85

0.628

  1. Abbreviations. BMI body mass index, IGF-1 insulin-like growth factor 1
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International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology

ISSN: 1687-9856

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