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Table 1 Anthropometrical measurements of AGA, symmetrical and asymmetrical SGA at birth, 1, 6 and 12 months of life.

From: Role of adiponectin and leptin on body development in infants during the first year of life

AGA

Birth

1 month

6 months

12 months

Length (SDS)

0.31 ± 0.78#

0.39 ± 0.87#

-0.15 ± 0.90

-0.40 ± 0.95

Weight (SDS)

-0.23 ± 0.66#

-0.24 ± 1.22

0.26 ± 0.98

0.19 ± 1.05

BMI (SDS)

-0.06 ± 0.84§

0.70 ± 0.86

0.77 ± 1.14

0.38 ± 1.03

Head circumference (SDS)

0.49 ± 0.76#

0.28 ± 1.05#

0.61 ± 1.14#

-0.70 ± 0.69

Symmetrical SGA

    

Length (SDS)

-1.82 ± 0.85*

-1.21 ± 1.29*

-1.47 ± 0.81*

-1.85 ± 0.54*

Weight (SDS)

-2.45 ± 0.75*

-2.52 ± 1.97*#

-1.43 ± 1.54*#

-1.93 ± 1.62*

BMI (SDS)

-1.53 ± 0.60*§

-0.61 ± 1.19*

0.33 ± 1.19

-0.27 ± 1.02*

Head circumference (SDS)

-1.01 ± 0.88*

-0.75 ± 1.01*

-0.47 ± 0.76*

-1.25 ± 0.77

Asymmetrical SGA

    

Length (SDS)

-0.29 ± 0.62^

-0.10 ± 0.69^#

-0.47 ± 0.57^

-0.70 ± 0.61^

Weight (SDS)

-1.84 ± 0.27*#§

-1.25 ± 0.84*

-0.19 ± 1.38

-0.73 ± 1.40

BMI (SDS)

-1.80 ± 0.49*#§

-0.54 ± 1.09*

0.62 ± 1.71#

0.22 ± 1.54

Head circumference (SDS)

-0.86 ± 0.91*

-0.65 ± 1.24*

-0.65 ± 1.35*

-1.31 ± 1.24

  1. * p < 0.05 versus AGA at corresponding time (Mann-Whitney U test)
  2. ^ p < 0.05 versus symmetrical SGA at corresponding time (Mann-Whitney U test)
  3. # p < 0.01 versus 12 months with respect to the same group (Wilcoxon test)
  4. § p < 0.001 versus 1 month with respect to the same group (Wilcoxon test)
  5. Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation.