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Table 2 Characteristics of the newborns delivered at 40–41 weeks of gestational age in Lima (150 m) and Cerro de Pasco (4340 m)

From: Arterial oxygen saturation in healthy newborns delivered at term in Cerro de Pasco (4340 m) and Lima (150 m)

 

Lima (n = 131)

Cerro de Pasco (n = 37)

 

mean ± SEM

mean ± SEM

Birthweight (g)

3329.31 ± 34.84

2925.41 ± 43.63*

Height (cm)

50.54 ± 0.15

48.99 ± 0.22*

Head circumference (cm)

34.30 ± 0.11

34.31 ± 0.20

Thoracic circumference (cm)

33.55 ± 0.16

32.77 ± 0.22**

Apgar At first minute

7.95 ± 0.06

7.03 ± 0.35**

Apgar at five minutes

8.96 ± 0.03

8.68 ± 0.14

SpO2 at first minute (%)

60.60 ± 1.20

42.32 ± 2.54*

Neurological score at 24 h

27.44 ± 0.30

22.00 ± 0.67*

  1. *P < 0.01, **P < 0.05 with respect to values in Lima (150 m)
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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

ISSN: 1477-7827

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