Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants
From: Lipoprotein subclass profiles in young adults born preterm at very low birth weight
Characteristic | VLBW ( n = 161) | Term (n= 163) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Women, n (%) | 92 (57) | 97 (60) | 0.8 |
Men, n (%) | 69 (43) | 66 (41) | 0.8 |
At birth | |||
Gestational age, mean (SD), wk | 29.1 (2.2) | 40.1 (1.2) | <0.0001 |
Birth weight, mean (SD), g | 1117 (220) | 3575 (471) | <0.0001 |
Birth weight SDS, mean (SD), SDS | −1.3 (1.5) | 0.0 (1.0) | <0.0001 |
SGA, n (%) | 54 (34) | 0 | |
Parental | |||
Mother’s smoking during pregnancy | 30 (19) | 25 (15) | 0.5 |
Parental education, n (%) | 0.5 | ||
Elementary | 17 (11) | 11 (7) | |
High school | 32 (20) | 29 (18) | |
Intermediate | 65 (40) | 53 (33) | |
University | 44 (27) | 69 (42) | |
At clinical examination | |||
Age, mean (SD), y | 22.4 (2.2) | 22.5 (2.2) | 0.9 |
Height, mean (SD), cm | |||
Women | 162.1 (7.7) | 167.2 (6.8) | <0.0001 |
Men | 174.6 (7.8) | 180.4 (6.5) | <0.0001 |
Body mass index, mean (SD), kg/m2 | |||
Women | 22.2 (4.0) | 22.8 (3.7) | 0.3 |
Men | 22.1 (3.7) | 23.2 (3.2) | 0.06 |
Daily smoking, n (%) | 35 (22) | 54 (33) | 0.08 |