Research Article
Impact of Maternal Thyroperoxidase Status on Fetal Body and Brain Size
Table 2
Selected infant characteristics at delivery by maternal TPO status.
| | | TPO positive () | TPO negative () | value |
| | Gestational age at delivery | | | | | Mean (±SD) | | | 0.71 | | Delivery type | | | | | Vaginal | 38 (65.52%) | 321 (68.30%) | 0.67 | | Gender | | | | | Male | 24 (41.38%) | 241 (51.28%) | 0.15 | | 1-minute Apgar | | | | | Apgar < 7 | 3 (5.17%) | 37 (7.87%) | 0.60 | | Birth weight (gm) | | | | | Mean (±SD) | 3374.2 (±418.8) | 3407.2 (±461.2) | 0.60 | | Birth Length (cm) | | | | | Mean (±SD) | 51.11 (±1.96) | 51.02 (±2.17) | 0.75 | | Head circumference (cm) | | | | | Mean (±SD) | 34.45 (±1.34) | 34.86 (±1.45) | 0.04 | | Brain weight | | | | | Mean (±SD) | 331.1 (±33.03) | 341.5 (±36.27) | 0.04 | | Brain-to-body ratio | | | | | Mean (±SD) | 9.91 (±1.21) | 10.12 (±1.14) | 0.19 | | Abdominal circumference (cm) | | | | | Mean (±SD) | 30.98 (±2.03) | 31.35 (±2.09) | 0.21 | | Chest circumference (cm) | | | | | Mean (±SD) | 33.24 (1.92) | 33.15 (1.95) | 0.74 | | High birth weight (HBW) | 1 (1.72%) | 23 (4.89) | 0.50 | | Low birth weight (LBW) | 0 (0.00%) | 8 (1.70%) | 0.61 | | Small-for-gestational age (SGA) | 4 (6.90%) | 31 (6.60) | 1.00 | | Large-for-gestational age (LGA) | 7 (12.07%) | 51 (10.85%) | 0.78 |
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