Table 1 Age, anthropometric parameters, years of education, social class of the mothers and the anthropometric parameters of their newborns (Presented are means (SD), range and N(%))

Mothers

Age (years)

27.0 (5.4)

16 to 52

Body weight (kg)

65.2 (13.0)

33.5 to 109.9

Body Height (cm)

159.6 (6.2)

139.5 to 195.5

Mid arm circumference (cm)

26.9 (3.9)

17.0 to 40.9

Body mass index (kg/m²)

25.5 (4.8)

13.5 to 47.1

Number of years of education

9.1 (4.3)

0 to 19

Social class

   low

644 (64.4%)

   middle

313 (31.3)

   high

43 (4.3)

Newborns

Gestational age (weeks))

39.1 (1.8)

28 to 42

Birth weight (g)

3131.7 (538.9)

800 to 5100

Boys

514 (51.4%)

LBW (< 2500 g)

83 (8.3%)

Preterm infants (<37 weeks)

57 (5.7%)