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Table 2 Newborn birth weight distribution (N = 15,980)

From: Dietary patterns of Chinese women of childbearing age during pregnancy and their relationship to the neonatal birth weight

 

\( \overline{x}\pm s \)

Grouped by birth weight

Grouped by birth weight and gestational age

< 2500 g

2500 ~ 4000 g

> 4000 g

SGA

AGA

LGA

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Area

 Urban

3339.2 ± 461.6

607

3.8

14,542

91.0

831

5.2

1998

12.5

12,464

78.0

1518

9.5

 Rural

3230.7 ± 451.0

943

5.9

14,462

90.5

575

3.6

2493

15.6

12,400

77.6

1087

6.8

Region

 Southern Shaanxi Region

3263.7 ± 453.3

783

4.9

14,526

90.9

671

4.2

2397

15.0

12,353

77.3

1230

7.7

 Northern Shaanxi Region

3290.3 ± 464.7

943

5.9

14,366

89.9

671

4.2

2525

15.8

12,400

77.6

1055

6.6

 Middle Shaanxi Region

3252.6 ± 450.9

703

4.4

14,542

91.0

735

4.6

1966

12.3

12,752

79.8

1262

7.9

Total

3279.9 ± 454.6

783

4.9

14,494

90.7

703

4.4

2349

14.7

12,417

77.7

1214

7.6