Table 2 Comparison of maternal and offspring characteristics between participants with and without skinfold measurements
No skinfolds | Skinfolds | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Mean | SD | n | Mean | SD | P | |
Mother age (yrs) | 309 | 32.89 | 3.82 | 176 | 32.85 | 4.11 | 0.905 |
Mother height (cm) | 321 | 165.71 | 11.32 | 227 | 164.66 | 12.45 | 0.304 |
Mother weight (kg) | 322 | 72.21 | 13.05 | 226 | 72.81 | 12.86 | 0.591 |
Mother BMI1 (kg/m2) | 320 | 26.12 | 4.39 | 226 | 26.61 | 4.40 | 0.200 |
Gestational weight gain (kg) | 152 | 13.18 | 4.37 | 121 | 13.65 | 4.78 | 0.399 |
Days per week walking ≥30 min2 | 255 | 3.51 | 1.85 | 178 | 3.43 | 1.71 | 0.637 |
Moderate activity (min per week) | 191 | 65.97 | 44.67 | 122 | 65.74 | 41.50 | 0.963 |
Birth_weight (kg) | 319 | 4.00 | 4.55 | 223 | 4.06 | 459.42 | 0.127 |
BirthLength (cm) | 282 | 52.66 | 2.44 | 176 | 52.89 | 2.18 | 0.316 |