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Table 1 Birth Weight, hs-CRP and other study variables of young adults by race

From: Influence of low birth weight on C-reactive protein in asymptomatic younger adults: the bogalusa heart study

 

White

(n = 559)

Black

(n = 217)

p-valueb

Age (year)a

36.3 (4.3)

35.8 (4.7)

0.200

Males/Females (%)

46/54

35/65

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BMI (kg/m2)a

28.3 (6.3)

30.5 (7.8)

<0.0001

Gestational age (week)a

40.1 (1.2)

39.8 (1.0)

0.001

Birth weight (kg)a

3.441 (0.48)

3.154 (0.47)

<0.0001

hs-CRP (mg/L)a

2.57 (3.1)

3.29 (3.5)

0.011

Smoker (%)

44.1

40.3

0.327

  1. a Mean (SD)
  2. b p value for race difference
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BMC Research Notes

ISSN: 1756-0500

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