Paternal obesity is associated with IGF2hypomethylation in newborns: results from a Newborn Epigenetics Study (NEST) cohort

Table 1 Parental and newborn characteristics

NEST - Newborn Epigenetics Study Cohort 2005 to 2006		n	%
BMI mother:	BMI <30 (not obese)	59	67.8
	BMI ≥30 (obese)	28	32.2
BMI father:	BMI <30 (not obese)	63	79.7
	BMI ≥30 (obese)	16	20.3
Marital status:	Living with partner	72	74.2
	Single	25	25.8
Education:	Low (no college degree)	57	58.8
	High (at least college degree)	40	41.2
Race:	African American	38	38.8
	Caucasian	56	57.1
	Other or not specified	4	4.08
Maternal age:	<30 years	56	57.1
	≥30 years	42	42.9
Smoking:	Mother never smoked	45	48.4
	Quit smoking when pregnant	26	27.9
	Smoked during pregnancy	22	23.7
Gestation time:	Preterm (<37 weeks)	10	10.3
	Normal (≥37 weeks)	87	86.7
Birth weight:	<2.5 kg	16	16.5
	≥2.5 kg	81	83.5
Baby gender:	Male	48	49.5
	Female	49	50.5

This sub-cohort includes all NEST families from whom babies were born at Duke University Hospital between July 2005 and November 2006. Characteristics of mothers, fathers and newborns are shown for the 98 participants when data were not missing.

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