Research Article
Associations of Prenatal Growth with Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Resistance, and Nutritional Status in Chilean Children
Table 1
Anthropometric and perinatal characteristics (mean ± SD) by sex in 3290 children from Puente Alto, Chile, 2009–2011.
| | Variable | Total | Girls | Boys | P value | | (n = 3290) | (n = 1711) | (n = 1579) |
| | Age (years) | 11.4 ± 1.0 | 11.4 ± 1.0 | 11.5 ± 1.0 | <0.001 | | Weight (kg) | 43.9 ± 11.2 | 44.4 ± 11.1 | 43.4 ± 11.3 | 0.018 | | Height (cm) | 146.5 ± 8.1 | 146.8 ± 7.7 | 146.2 ± 8.5 | 0.042 | | BMI (kg/m2) | 20.3 ± 3.9 | 20.4 ± 3.9 | 20.1 ± 3.9 | 0.038 | | z-BMI | 0.59 ± 1.1 | 0.59 ± 1.0 | 0.58 ± 1.1 | ns | | %FM | 25.0 ± 11.4 | 27.0 ± 12.2 | 22.8 ± 10.1 | <0.001 | | BW (g) | 3350 ± 524 | 3292 ± 512 | 3412 ± 529 | <0.001 | | BL (cm) | 49.6 ± 2.4 | 49.2 ± 2.3 | 49.98 ± 2.4 | <0.001 | | GA (w) | 38.9 ± 1.8 | 38.9 ± 1.9 | 38.8 ± 1.7 | ns |
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BMI, body mass index; %FM, percentage of fat mass; BW, birth weight; BL, birth length; GA, gestational age; ns, nonsignificant; SD, standard deviation.
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