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Table 2 Maternal anthropometric, demographic and comorbidity data

From: Methylation analysis by targeted bisulfite sequencing in large for gestational age (LGA) newborns: the LARGAN cohort

 

AGA

(n = 12)

LGA

(n = 13)

p value

Maternal age at the delivery (yr)

31.67

(27.55–35.78)

32.85

(28.91–36.78)

t Student

NS

Maternal Race: white/not white (%/n)

66.7% (8)/33.3% (4)

53.8 (7)/46.2 (6)

χ2

NS

Maternal pregestational hypertension (%)

0

0

Fisher

NS

Maternal pregestational diabetes (%/n)

0

15.38% (2)

Fisher

NS

Maternal hypertension during pregnancy (%/n)

8.33% (1)

15.38% (2)

Fisher

NS

Maternal glucose metabolism disturbances during pregnancy (%/n)

8.33% (1)

15.38% (2)

Fisher

NS

Maternal glucose metabolism disturbances previous or during pregnancy (%/n)

8.3% (1)

30.8% (4)

Fisher

NS

Smoking during pregnancy: yes/no (%)

0

0

Fisher

NS

Maternal BMI at the start of pregnancy (kg/m2)

23.66

(21.20–26.10)

25.97

(23.58–28.35)

t Student

NS

BMI increase during pregnancy

4.27

(3.40–5.14)

6.14

(4.74–7.55)

t Student

*

% of maternal weight gain during pregnancy

18.6

(14.1–23.3)

24.4

(17.5–31.7)

t Student

NS

  1. χ2 = Chi-square test. * < 0.05; NS: not statistically significant