Table 1 Anthropometric parameters of participants.

From: BMP8 and activated brown adipose tissue in human newborns

 

Male

Female

Male and female

N

28

22

50

Gestational age at birth (weeks)

39.7 ± 0.2

39.5 ± 0.3

39.6 ± 0.2

Birth body weight (g)

3392.5 ± 72.0

3160.0 ± 62.5*

3290.2 ± 51.0

Birth body length (cm)

50.3 ± 0.3

49.1 ± 0.4*

49.7 ± 0.3

BMI (kg m−2)

13.4 ± 0.2

13.1 ± 0.2

13.3 ± 0.1

Birth cranial perimeter (cm)

35.0 ± 0.2

34.2 ± 0.2**

34.7 ± 0.1

Age day 1 (h)

11.0 ± 0.8

11.9 ± 1.0

11.4 ± 0.6

Age day 2 (h)

33.5 ± 1.1

33.8 ± 1.1

33.6 ± 0.8

Bodyweight change (age 1–age 2; g)

−163.5 ± 12.6 (N = 23)

−165.2 ± 16.2 (N = 21)

−164.3 ± 10.0 (N = 44)

  1. Data represent mean ± SEM.
  2. Statistical significance was determined by a two-sided Mann–Whitney test. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 vs. males.
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