Table 1 Maternal, newborn and child characteristics for the children in India and The Gambia who have participated in the EMPHASIS study
MMNP, India | PMMST, The Gambia | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mothers | ||||
N | 1562 | 376 | ||
Age at conception (y)a | 24 | (21, 27) | 29 | (29, 35) |
Pre-pregnant BMI (kg/m2)a | 19.7 | (17.8, 22.4) | 20.8 | (19.3, 22.9) |
Pre-pregnant height (cm) | 151.4 | (5.4) | 161.0 | (5.5) |
Primiparous | 489 | (31) | 26 | (7) |
Live singleton newborns | ||||
N | 1562 | 376 | ||
Birth weight (g) | 2606 | (400) | 3035 | (417) |
Birth length (cm) | 47.6 | (2.4) | 49.8 | (2.4) |
SGA (N(%)) | 732 | (47) | 46 | (12) |
Pre-term (N(%)) | 205 | (13) | 33 | (9) |
Children at the time of DNA collection | ||||
N | 709b | 298 | ||
N with adequate DNA sample | 698 | 293 | ||
Age (y)a | 5.8 | (5.6, 6.0) | 9.0 | (8.6, 9.2) |
Weight (kg) | 16.2 | (2.5) | 23.0 | (3.2) |
Weight SD score (WHO/CDC) | −1.7 | (1.1) | −1.4 | (0.9) |
Height (cm) | 109.6 | (4.9) | 127.7 | (5.4) |
Height SD score (WHO/CDC) | −1.0 | (1.0) | −0.7 | (0.8) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 13.4 | (1.4) | 14.1 | (1.2) |
BMI SD score (WHO/CDC) | −1.6 | (1.1) | −1.4 | (1.0) |