Table 2 Physical characteristics of infants born to normal weight and obese biological mothers
From: Relationship between maternal obesity and infant feeding-interactions
Parameter for infants | Biological Mothers | |
|---|---|---|
| Â | Normal weight | Obese |
Body weight (kg) | 7.4 ± 0.6 | 7.4 ± 1.1 |
Length (cm) | 69 ± 6 | 69 ± 0.9 |
Age (months) | 4.7 ± 0.1 | 5.1 ± 1.0 |
BMI (weight;kg/height2;m) | 15.6 ± 1.4 | 15.8 ± 1.9 |
Body fat (%) | 26 ± 2 | 26 ± 3 |
Weight for length (percentile) | 27 ± 23 | 31 ± 30 |
Weight for length Z-score | -0.1 ± 0.9 | 0.07 ± 1.20 |
Weight for age (percentile) | 72 ± 20 | 73 ± 17 |
Weight for age Z-score | -0.02 ± 1.20 | 0.02 ± 1.00 |
Length for age (percentile) | 73 ± 23 | 89 ± 9 |
Length for age Z-score | -0.4 ± 0.6 | 0.39 ± 0.28 |