Maternal Predictors of Newborn Somatometrics

Table 1

Descriptive statistics of newborn characteristics according to BMI categories with 𝐹 values and LSD post hoc test.

	Mean ± SD
Variables	Underweight (23.4%)	Normal (67.02%)	Overweight (9.57%)	𝐹 value
Length	48.76±2.04	49.03±2.02	52.63±2.01	6.47**
Weight	2.54±0.48	2.69±0.50	3.25±0.65	3.70*
Birth weight	2.67±0.33	2.75±0.41	3.22±0.49	3.35*
Head circumference	32.47±0.99	33.00±1.39	38.95±10.70	14.62***
Chest circumference	29.41±2.19	30.21±2.46	32.45±2.31	3.14*
Waist circumference	28.40±2.19	29.26±2.16	29.68±6.01	NS
Upper arm circumference	8.45±0.59	8.54±0.72	9.70±1.32	5.43**
Wrist circumference	6.77±0.49	6.87±0.51	7.40±0.59	2.68*
Thigh circumference	12.40±1.30	12.36±1.44	14.03±1.55	NS
Ankle circumference	7.24±0.69	7.21±0.58	8.05±0.53	3.50*
Biceps skinfold thickness	3.78±0.75	3.73±0.68	5.10±1.09	6.88**
Triceps skinfold thickness	4.74±0.89	4.70±0.99	6.40±1.34	5.80**
Subscapular skinfold thickness	4.32±1.18	4.21±0.74	5.70±1.31	5.08**
Suprailiac skinfold thickness	4.11±1.15	3.78±0.80	5.50±1.05	7.12**
Chest skinfold thickness	3.50±0.83	3.43±0.66	5.35±1.32	12.57***
Thigh skinfold thickness	5.91±1.26	5.61±1.23	8.10±2.52	6.98**
Calf posterior skinfold thickness	5.42±0.94	5.32±0.98	6.15±1.23	NS

*** 𝑝<0.001, **𝑝<0.01, *𝑝<0.05, NS—nonsignificant.