Table 1 Characteristics of the study population included in the meta-analysis of EWAS of rapid weight growth
Study population | N | Girls | Rapid weight growth | Gestational age, weeks | Birthweight, grams | Caesarian section | Nulliparity | Maternal age at delivery, years | Low maternal education | Maternal smoking during pregnancy | Maternal pre-pregnancy BMI, kg/m2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ALSPAC | 729 | 355 (48.70) | 227 (31.14) | 39.55 (1.52) | 3486.35 (479.98) | 71 (9.81) | 344 (47.19) | 29.72 (4.41) | 358 (49.11) | 281 (38.55) | 22.83 (3.71) |
ENVIRONAGE | 247 | 121 (48.99) | 69 (27.94) | 39.23 (1.40) | 3446.60 (433.75) | 13 (5.26) | 134 (54.25) | 30.40 (4.12) | 14 (5.67) | 26 (10.53) | 23.90 (4.28) |
EXPOsOMICS | 362 | 186 (51.38) | 102 (28.18) | 39.20 (1.57) | 3296.17 (450.11) | 97 (26.87) | 171 (47.24) | 30.94 (4.56) | 40 (11.05) | 64 (17.68) | 23.96 (4.64) |
GXXI | 665 | 356 (53.53) | 279 (41.95) | 38.87 (1.39) | 3230.72 (447.88) | 200 (30.08) | 375 (56.39) | 29.58 (5.22) | 326 (49.02) | 142 (21.35) | 24.08 (4.41) |
Meta-analysis | 2003 | 1018 (50.82) | 677 (33.80) | 39.22 (1.50) | 3362.21 (472.21) | 381 (19.08) | 1024 (51.12) | 29.98 (4.71) | 738 (36.84) | 513 (25.61) | 23.58 (4.23) |