Maternal Predictors of Newborn Somatometrics

Table 2

Descriptive statistics of newborn characteristics and age of mother with 𝑡 values.

	Age of Mother (AOM)
Variables	<20 years	≥20 years	𝑡 value
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Length	48.28±2.18	49.36±2.10	−1.99*
Weight	2.58±0.42	2.69±0.40	−0.89*
Birth weight	2.63±0.44	2.77±0.53	−1.38**
Head circumference	32.89±1.46	36.96±5.14	NS
Chest circumference	30.65±3.61	29.91±1.99	NS
Waist circumference	28.96±1.90	29.07±2.53	NS
Upper arm circumference	8.41±0.82	8.61±0.73	NS
Wrist circumference	6.78±0.66	6.89±0.47	NS
Thigh circumference	12.14±1.93	12.53±1.26	NS
Ankle circumference	7.09±0.67	7.30±0.61	NS
Biceps skinfold thickness	3.43±0.73	3.90±0.74	−2.55*
Triceps skinfold thickness	4.33±0.95	4.91±1.01	−2.30*
Subscapular skinfold thickness	4.05±0.96	4.36±0.93	−1.33*
Suprailiac skinfold thickness	3.84±0.98	3.96±0.99	−0.50*
Chest skinfold thickness	3.28±0.72	3.60±0.84	NS
Thigh skinfold thickness	5.46±1.42	5.89±1.36	−1.25*
Calf posterior skinfold thickness	5.02±0.87	5.48±0.99	−1.87*

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