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Table 1 Characteristics of study subjects (n = 2678)

From: Fetal growth restriction in rural Bangladesh: a prospective study

Variables

n (%)

Maternal age (mean ± SD)

25.9 ± 5.8

Age group (year)

 14–19

405 (15.1)

 20–24

779 (29.1)

 25–29

769 (28.7)

 30–34

492 (18.4)

 ≥ 35

233 (8.7)

Parity; n = 2669

 0

880 (33.0)

 ≥ 1

1789 (67.0)

Height (mean ± SD); n = 2676

149.9 ± 5.3

Educational status

 Illiterate

784 (29.3)

 Can read only

64 (2.4)

 Can read and write

1830 (68.3)

BMI, kg/m2 (mean ± SD); n = 2670

20.1 ± 2.6

BMI, kg/m2

 < 18.5

736 (27.6)

 18.5–< 25

1786 (66.9)

 ≥ 25.0

148 (5.5)

Socioeconomic quintile

 1st (poorest)

513 (19.2)

 2nd

525 (19.6)

 3rd

541 (20.2)

 4th

545 (20.4)

 5th

554 (20.7)

Infant characteristics

 Birth weight (g) (mean ± SD)

2704.5 ± 402.0

 Birth length (cm) (mean ± SD)

47.7 ± 2.1

 Gestational age at birth (weeks) (mean ± SD)

38.8 ± 1.6

  1. Abbreviation: BMI body mass index