| Boys | P-value a | Girls | P-valuea | ||
LBW (n = 93) | NBW (n = 1267) | LBW (n = 84) | NBW (n = 1218) | |||
Height Z-score | ||||||
Birth | −4.12 ± 1.8 | 0.17 ± 0.94 | <0.001 | −3.91 ± 2.07 | 0.14 ± 0.98 | <0.001 |
1.5 y | −0.84 ± 2.1 | 0.17 ± 1.61 | <0.001 | −0.81 ± 1.70 | 0.17 ± 1.66 | <0.001 |
3.5 y | −0.67 ± 1.3 | −0.05 ± 1.29 | <0.001 | −0.50 ± 1.26 | 0.04 ± 1.21 | <0.001 |
5 y | −0.35 ± 1.3 | 0.23 ± 1.13 | <0.001 | −0.34 ± 1.43 | 0.25 ± 1.18 | <0.001 |
Increment of height Z-score | ||||||
Birth - 1.5 y | 3.28 ± 2.71 | 0.00 ± 1.70 | <0.001 | 3.10 ± 2.24 | 0.03 ± 1.79 | <0.001 |
1.5 y - 3.5 y | 0.17 ± 2.12 | −0.22 ± 1.18 | <0.05 | 0.31 ± 1.37 | −0.14 ± 1.28 | <0.01 |
3.5 y - 5 y | 0.32 ± 0.92 | 0.28 ± 1.11 | 0.34 | 0.16 ± 0.80 | 0.21 ± 1.02 | 0.26 |
Weight Z-score | ||||||
Birth | −3.37 ± 1.12 | 0.31 ± 0.80 | <0.001 | −3.44 ± 1.28 | 0.11 ± 0.76 | <0.001 |
1.5 y | −0.42 ± 0.97 | 0.18 ± 1.06 | <0.001 | −0.67 ± 1.37 | 0.32 ± 1.23 | <0.001 |
3.5 y | −0.51 ± 0.99 | −0.03 ± 0.95 | <0.001 | −0.53 ± 1.16 | 0.16 ± 0.99 | <0.001 |
5 y | −0.31 ± 1.00 | 0.11 ± 1.00 | <0.001 | −0.54 ± 0.99 | 0.14 ± 0.94 | <0.001 |
Increment of weight Z-score | ||||||
Birth - 1.5 y | 2.95 ± 1.33 | −0.12 ± 1.15 | <0.001 | 2.77 ± 1.50 | 0.20 ± 1.27 | <0.001 |
1.5 y - 3.5 y | −0.09 ± 0.67 | −0.21 ± 0.68 | 0.06 | 0.14 ± 0.80 | −0.16 ± 0.83 | <0.001 |
3.5 y - 5 y | 0.19 ± 0.55 | 0.14 ± 0.65 | 0.17 | −0.01 ± 0.60 | −0.02 ± 0.60 | 0.45 |
BMI % tile | ||||||
Birth | 6.9 ± 13.6 | 53.6 ± 26.8 | <0.001 | 6.6 ± 14.5 | 55.4 ± 26.7 | <0.001 |
1.5 y | 50.9 ± 30.4 | 51.8 ± 27.6 | 0.38 | 43.6 ± 31.5 | 55.5 ± 28.1 | <0.001 |
3.5 y | 49.5 ± 31.9 | 54.3 ± 26.4 | 0.08 | 38.5 ± 29.2 | 54.7 ± 26.6 | <0.001 |
5 y | 45.8 ± 30.5 | 49.6 ± 26.7 | 0.12 | 34.2 ± 27.4 | 50.5 ± 25.7 | <0.001 |