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Table 4 Diagnoses/parameters of children admitted to neonatal ward (n = 505/24.7%)

From: Impact of maternal body mass index on neonatal outcome

Parameter

healthy weight mothers

under-weight mothers

over-weight mothers

obese mothers

n (abs./%)

331/65.5

33/6.5

94/18.6

47/9.3

birth weight (g)

3058+/-857

2669+/-959*

3223+/-907

3626+/-724**

length (cm)

49+/-4

47+/-5*

50+/-4

51+/-3**

head circumference (cm)

34+/-3

33+/-3

35+/-2*

35+/-2*

LGA (%)

13.4

6.3

20.2

38.3**

SGA (%)

21.5

25

5.3**

8.5*

preterm birth (%)

23

53*

32

17

birth in gestational week

38+/-3

36+/-4*

37+/-3

39+/-2

Hypoglycaemia (%)

9

6

9

26*

IRDS (%)

5

12

6

0

Sepsis (%)

5

6

5

0

Death (%)

0.6

6.1*

0

0

Antibiotics Administration (%)

34

39

32

26

Mechanical Ventilation (%)

11

21

10

2

Oxygen Administration (%)

19

30

16

4*

neonatal trauma (%)

2

0

1

2

Neonatal Ward-Stay (days)

11+/-17

13+/-16

10+/-18

6+/-5**

APGAR (5 min)

9.0+/-1.2

8.9+/-1.2

8.8+/-1.3

9.1+/-1.0

APGAR (10 min)

9.4+/-1.0

9.4+/-1.0

9.3+/-1.0

9.5+/-1.0

umbilical blood pH

7.29+/-0.09

7.25+/-0.09*

7.28+/-0.08

7.29+/-0.07

  1. */** p < 0.05/0.001 vs. healthy weight group
  2. IRDS: Infant respiratory distress syndrome; LGA: large for gestational age; SGA: small for gestational age
  3. Metric data is given as means +/-SD. Children admitted to the neonatal ward were grouped according to maternal BMI. Data were analyzed using chi2-test (categorical data) and T-Test (metric data).