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Table 1 Basal characteristics and anthropometric and body composition parameters at term and at 3 months of corrected age of the study population

From: Late preterm infants’ growth and body composition after discharge

 

Full term infants

Late preterm infants

Very preterm infants

Gestational age (wks)

38.8 ± 1.4

35.3 ± 0.75

29.1 ± 2.1

Birth Weight (g)

3074 ± 409

2496 ± 330

1202 ± 238

Birth length (cm)

49.3 ± 2

44.8 ± 1.7

37.2 ± 3.5

Birth head circumference (cm)

34.2 ± 1.17

31.6 ± 1.2

29.07 ± 2.1

Weight 40 wks (g)

3074 ± 409

3396*° ± 390

3015 ± 403

Fat free mass 40 wks (g)

2794 ± 358

2837° ± 255

2459 ± 320

Fat mass 40 wks (g)

280 ± 106

559# ± 196

565 ± 168

Weight 3 mo (g)

5978 ± 722

6197° ± 589

5557 ± 669

Fat free mass 3 mo (g)

4345 ± 484

4500^ ± 390

4157 ± 461

Fat mass 3 mo (g)

1632 ± 355

1672^ ± 348

1405 ± 362

  1. *late preterm vs full term p=0.001
  2. ° late preterm vs very preterm p< 0.001
  3. # late preterm vs full term p<0.001
  4. ^ late preterm vs very preterm p= 0.005