Long-Term Effects of Placental Growth on Overweight and Body Composition

Table 1

Measurements of size at birth and in adult life, and frequency of PPARγ2 genotype according to gender.

	Males (𝑛=927)		Females (𝑛=1075)
	Mean	St deviation	Mean	St deviation
Measurements at birth
Birth weight (g)	3476	500	3353	465
Placental weight (g)	655	124	643	120
Maximal placental diameter (cm)	19.5	2.3	19.3	2.2
Lesser placental diameter (cm)	17.0	2.2	16.8	2.2
Placental surface area (cm^2)	262	58	257	58
Measurements in adult life
Age (years)	61.5	2.8	61.5	3.0
Height (cm)	176.8	6.0	163.2	5.7
Weight (kg)	86.2	14.3	73.8	13.8
Body mass index (BMI, kg/m^2)	27.5	4.2	27.7	5.0
Body fat percentage (%)	23.8	6.0	33.9	6.9
Lean body mass (kg)	65.0	7.9	47.8	5.7
Overweight (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m^2, %)	74.0		67.7
PPARγ2 genotype
Pro/Pro (%)	68.5		67.9