Table 2 Birth weights (g) by region and year
From: Regional trends in birth weight in low- and middle-income countries 2013–2018
Year | Africa | Asia | Central America (CA) | Africa vs. Asia | Africa vs. CA | Asia vs. CA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unadjusted | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean diff. (SD) | p value | Mean diff. (SD) | p value | Mean diff. (SD) | p value |
2013 | 3186 (463) | 2717 (450) | 2928 (452) | 469 (455) | < 0.001 | 258 (459) | < 0.001 | − 211 (451) | < 0.001 |
2014 | 3172 (454) | 2730 (472) | 2922 (451) | 441 (465) | < 0.001 | 249 (453) | < 0.001 | − 192 (465) | < 0.001 |
2015 | 3168 (458) | 2717 (482) | 2909 (478) | 451 (473) | < 0.001 | 258 (466) | < 0.001 | − 193 (481) | < 0.001 |
2016 | 3148 (465) | 2716 (477) | 2897 (440) | 432 (472) | < 0.001 | 251 (455) | < 0.001 | − 181 (465) | < 0.001 |
2017 | 3149 (467) | 2714 (464) | 2889 (456) | 434 (465) | < 0.001 | 260 (462) | < 0.001 | − 174 (461) | < 0.001 |
2018 | 3149 (449) | 2713 (452) | 2874 (448) | 436 (451) | < 0.001 | 275 (448) | < 0.001 | − 161 (451) | < 0.001 |
Year | Africa | Asia | Central America (CA) | Africa vs. Asia | Africa vs. CA | Asia vs. CA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adjusted | Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | Mean diff. (SE) | p value | Mean diff. (SE) | p value | Mean diff. (SE) | p value |
2013 | 3105 (13) | 2757 (10) | 2918 (18) | 348 (17) | < 0.001 | 187 (22) | < 0.001 | − 161 (20) | < 0.001 |
2014 | 3100 (13) | 2755 (10) | 2909 (17) | 345 (17) | < 0.001 | 191 (22) | < 0.001 | − 154 (20) | < 0.001 |
2015 | 3095 (13) | 2753 (10) | 2901 (17) | 342 (17) | < 0.001 | 194 (22) | < 0.001 | − 148 (20) | < 0.001 |
2016 | 3089 (13) | 2751 (10) | 2892 (17) | 339 (17) | < 0.001 | 197 (22) | < 0.001 | − 141 (20) | < 0.001 |
2017 | 3084 (13) | 2748 (10) | 2883 (17) | 335 (17) | < 0.001 | 201 (22) | < 0.001 | − 135 (20) | < 0.001 |
2018 | 3078 (13) | 2746 (10) | 2874 (18) | 332 (17) | < 0.001 | 204 (22) | < 0.001 | − 128 (20) | < 0.001 |