Neonatal anthropometric measurements and its relation to maternal anthropometry and demographics

Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette

Table 3 Relation of neonatal anthropometry to maternal demographics, history, and anthropometry

	Neonatal birth Weight		Neonatal length		Neonatal head circumference
	R	P value	R	P value	R	P value
Mother’s age	0.135	0.003*	0.128	0.004*	− 0.009	0.834
Mother’s education	− 0.098	0.031*	− 0.080	0.076	0.153	0.001*
Father's age	0.108	0.016*	0.102	0.024*	− 0.002	0.972
Consanguinity	− 0.011	0.807	0.070	0.119	0.162	< 0.001*
2nd degree	0.076	0.379	− 0.061	0.482	0.128	0.135
Third trimester weight (kg)	0.279	< 0.001*	0.249	< 0.001*	0.254	< 0.001*
Maternal weight gain (kg)	0.123	0.006*	0.026	0.567	0.183	< 0.001*
Third trimester BMI	0.224	< 0.001*	0.214	< 0.001*	0.172	< 0.001*
MUAC (cm)	0.162	< 0.001*	0.104	0.021*	0.209	< 0.001*