Table 1 Anthropometrics of infants grouped according to maternal BMI
From: Lower energy expenditures in infants from obese biological mothers
7, (4M/3F) Lean | 7, (3M/4F) Overweight | 7, (4M/3F) Obese | |
|---|---|---|---|
Maternal BMI (kg/m2) | 21.8 ± 1.9 | 27.4 ± 1.2 * | 38.0 ± 6.2‡† |
Age (months) | 4.0 ± 1.5 | 3.5 ± 2.4 | 4.2 ± 2.1 |
Body weight (kg) | 6.7 ± 1.3 | 6.1 ± 1.4 | 7.0 ± 1.5 |
Length (cm) | 66.3 ± 5.7 | 62.9 ± 7.3 | 63.9 ± 8.0 |
Body fat (%) | 23.8 ± 4.1 | 22.4 ± 5.0 | 26.8 ± 2.1 ‡ |
BMI (kg/m2) | 15.1 ± 1.3 | 15.3 ± 1.4 | 16.7 ± 1.2 †‡ |
Weight for length (percentile) | 17.1 ± 18.0 | 28.6 ± 32.5 | 53.6 ± 37.4† |
Weight for age (percentile) | 55.7 ± 31.1 | 55.7 ± 33.8 | 71.4 ± 15.5 |
Length for age (percentile) | 87.6 ± 10.4 | 73.6 ± 34.8 | 67.1 ± 36.7 |
Standard deviation score for body weight | 0.19 ± 0.90 | -0.22 ± 1.00 | 0.44 ± 1.02 |