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Table 1 Pregnancy and neonatal characteristics in pregnant women

From: Biomarkers of nutrition and stress in pregnant women with a history of eating disorders in relation to head circumference and neurocognitive function of the offspring

 

AN n = 20

BN n = 17

Controls n = 59

Age of the mothers, years

29.8 ± 5.6

29.4 ± 4.2

29.8 ± 3.9

Maternal BMI, kg/m2

18.9 ± 2.9 a***, b**

21.9 ± 3.0

22.5 ± 2.8

Maternal weight gain, kg

10.0 ± 3.8 a**, b**

12.9 ± 3.8

12.2 ± 2.7

Weeks of gestation

38.7 ± 2.1

39.0 ± 1.6

39.1 ± 1.8

Hyperemesis, %

20

47 a**

10

Anemia, %

70 a***, b*

29

12

Birth weight, kg

3.2 ± 0.6

3.3 ± 0.7

3.5 ± 0.5

Birth length, cm

49.5 ± 3.1

50.2 ± 2.1

50.2 ± 2.4

Head circumference, cm

33.6 ± 1.6 a***

33.8 ± 0.88 a**

35.2 ± 1.6

SGA, %

10

12

3

  1. Groups of mothers with a history of anorexia nervosa (AN) or bulimia nervosa (BN) and controls. Values are mean ± SD or percentage
  2. Significant differences between groups are indicated: * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001
  3. aAN or BN versus Controls, bAN versus BN
  4. BMI, body mass index
  5. SGA, small for gestational age