Table 2 Prenatal, postnatal, and current nutritional status by group and sex.

From: Brain structural parameters correlate with University Selection Test outcomes in Chilean high school graduates

Nutritional indicators

Males

Females

High SA Group

(n = 42)

Low SA Group

(n = 16)

p-value

High SA Group

(n = 21)

Low SA Group

(n = 23)

p-value

Prenatal nutritional background

Birth weight (g)

3559 ± 591

2987 ± 717

.0135*

3236 ± 441

3399 ± 557

.3577

Birth height (cm)

50.8 ± 2.8

48.3 ± 3.1

.0175*

49.8 ± 2.8

49.6 ± 1.8

.8470

Postnatal nutritional background

Z-HC

0.80 ± 1.03

0.44 ± 1.13

.2491

0.16 ± 1.03

- 0.63 ± 1.09

.0182*

Current nutritional status

BMI

23.4 ± 3.2

25.3 ± 5.3

.0991

24.0 ± 3.5

25.7 ± 5.1

.2206

  1. Results are expressed as mean ± SD. Means were compared by Bonferroni's test. SA: scholastic achievement; PSU: University Selection Test; High SA Group: High PSU scores (> 620, > p75); Low SA Group: Low PSU scores (< 450, < p25). Z-HC, head circumference-for-age Z-score; BMI: body mass index. p < .05 *; < .01**; < .001 ***
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