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Table 1 Background characteristics of participants born SGA at term and controls

From: Health-related quality of life in young adults born small for gestational age: a prospective cohort study

 

SGA (n = 56)

Control (n = 68)

 

Mean

(SD)

Mean

(SD)

p-value

Gestational age (weeks)

39.7

(1.2)

39.8

(1.2)

0.454

Birth weight (g)

2916

(205)

3695

(459)

 < 0.001

Birth length (cm)a

48.6

(2.0)

51.2

(1.9)

 < 0.001

Birth head circumference (cm)b

33.9

(1.1)

35.4

(1.2)

 < 0.001

Ponderal indexa (g/cm3)

2.6

(0.2)

2.8

(0.3)

 < 0.001

Maternal age at delivery (years)

28.2

(3.3)

30.5

(4.3)

0.001

Parental SES (1-5)c

3.5

(1.2)

3.7

(1.1)

0.442

Age at current follow-up (years)

32.5

(0.6)

32.6

(0.5)

0.485

Height (cm)

169.5

(9.2)

174.5

(10.0)

0.005

Weight (kg)

72.6

(17.0)

76.1

(15.4)

0.232

BMI (kg/m2)

25.1

(4.9)

24.9

(4.3)

0.815

 

n

(%)

n

(%)

 

Female

31

(55)

39

(57)

0.823

Education at follow-up

     

 Lower secondary or lower (ISCED 1-2)

2

(4)

0

(0)

 

 Intermediate (ISCED 3-5)

22

(39)

23

(34)

0.214

 Lower tertiary or higher (ISCED 6-8)

32

(57)

45

(66)

 
  1. BMI, body mass index; ISCED, International Standard Classification of Education; SD, standard deviation; SES, socioeconomic status (1-5, where 5 is highest); SGA, small for gestational age
  2. aData missing for seven SGA participants and four control participants
  3. bData missing for six SGA participants and five control participants
  4. cData missing for nine SGA participants and eleven control participants
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Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

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