Table 4 Associations between infant morphology and paternal body mass index category from participants in the Standard Care Group.

From: Paternal obesity modifies the effect of an antenatal lifestyle intervention in women who are overweight or obese on newborn anthropometry

Infant Characteristic

Paternal BMI <25 (N = 110)

Paternal BMI 25-<30 (N = 193)

Paternal BMI 30-<35 (N = 110)

Paternal BMI >=35 (n = 48)

P value

Weight (g)

3492.44 (547.94)

3520.90 (547.15)

3512.65 (708.76)

3560.77 (509.84)

0.37

Length (cm)

50.00 (2.37)

50.09 (2.31)

49.59 (3.24)

49.84 (2.13)

0.84

Head Circumference (cm)

34.98 (1.70)

34.88 (1.64)

34.63 (2.01)

35.06 (1.71)

0.18

Chest Circumference (cm)

34.45 (1.91)

34.09 (2.02)

34.45 (2.12)

33.86 (2.35)

0.12

Mid Upper Arm Circumference (cm)

11.19 (1.18)

11.18 (1.11)

11.12 (0.98)

10.90 (1.08)

0.83

Abdominal Circumference (cm)

32.82 (2.35)

32.59 (2.34)

33.15 (2.24)

32.26 (2.52)

0.13

Biceps SFTM (mm)

4.13 (1.36)

4.41 (1.15)

4.19 (1.02)

4.35 (1.03)

0.45

Triceps SFTM (mm)

5.37 (1.57)

5.32 (1.44)

5.33 (1.29)

5.94 (1.50)

0.07

Suprailiac SFTM (mm)

5.55 (1.67)

5.73 (1.87)

5.77 (2.11)

7.03 (2.20)

0.005

Subscapular SFTM (mm)

5.05 (1.13)

5.08 (1.27)

5.10 (1.16)

5.44 (1.64)

0.15

Lateral Abdominal SFTM (mm)

3.65 (1.03)

3.83 (1.04)

3.66 (1.01)

3.93 (0.88)

0.51

Thigh SFTM (mm)

6.54 (1.81)

6.99 (1.89)

6.92 (1.72)

7.67 (2.14)

0.04

Fat Mass (g)

514.15 (169.81)

508.34 (196.11)

528.87 (197.73)

555.62 (200.03)

0.22

Fat Free Mass (g)

3062.06 (357.21)

3009.87 (360.21)

3027.67 (389.34)

2910.80 (380.12)

0.24

Percent Body Fat

14.09 (3.29)

14.03 (3.61)

14.50 (3.27)

15.63 (3.77)

0.06

  1. Values are mean (SD).
  2. *P-value from global test for effect of paternal BMI category. Results have been adjusted for maternal weight, height, BMI category, gestational weight gain, gestational diabetes, smoking status, socio-economic status, gestational age at birth and infant sex.