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Table 1 Analysis of factors influencing LBW

From: An epidemiological survey on low birth weight infants in China and analysis of outcomes of full-term low birth weight infants

Variables

 

Normal

LBW

P

OR

95% C.I. of OR

 

N

%

N

%

Lower limit

Upper limit

Maternal age

21-34 years old

83301

93.5

5414

6.5

0.020

1

  
 

≤20 years old

1767

90.6

166

9.4

0.097

1.332

1.046

1.695

 

≥35 years old

9960

94.4

555

5.6

0.000

0.097

0.789

1.020

Maternal educational level

Illiterate

1715

90.8

157

9.2

 

1

  
 

Tertiary or higher Technical

46970

94.3

2691

5.7

<0.001

0.259

0.121

.551

 

Secondary school, high school, or higher

30079

93.7

1906

6.3

0.004

0.332

0.156

.707

 

Middle school or below

16264

91.5

1381

8.5

0.001

0.293

0.137

.624

Parity

0

9940

93.0

599

6.0

 

1

  
 

1

68263

93.9

4155

6.1

0.055

1.561

0.991

2.459

 

2 or more

16825

91.8

1381

8.2

0.785

0.927

0.537

1.599

Spontaneous miscarriages

0

92267

93.6

5898

6.4

 

1

  
 

1 or more

2761

91.4

237

8.6

0.023

1.362

1.043

1.777

Stillbirths

0

94650

93.6

6073

6.4

 

1

  
 

1 or more

378

83.6

62

16.4

<0.001

2.446

1.479

4.044

GDM

No

90678

93.5

5916

6.5

    
 

GDM

4218

94.4

239

5.6

0.935

1.010

.797

1.280

 

DM complicated with pregnancy

132

81.1

25

18.9

0.011

0.263

.094

.733

Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy

No

90085

94.8

4712

5.2

 

1

  
 

Yes

4943

71.2

1423

28.8

<0.001

5.031

4.325

5.853

Anemia

No

89039

93.7

5618

6.3

 

1

  
 

Yes

5989

91.4

517

8.6

0.032

1.230

1.017

1.488

Premature rupture of membranes

No

80983

94.5

4479

5.5

    
 

Yes

14045

88.3

1656

11.7

0.027

1.154

1.016

1.311

Abnormal amniotic fluid volume

None

90290

92.5

5666

6.3

 

1

  
 

Too much amniotic fluid

1162

91.2

102

8.8

0.370

0.809

.509

1.286

 

Too little amniotic fluid

3576

89.7

367

10.3

<0.001

2.068

1.659

2.578

PTB

No

93874

97.5

1863

2.5

    
 

Yes

1154

38.4

4272

61.6

<0.001

46.246

41.484

51.555

BMI

18.5 ~ 24

39929

94.5

2312

5.5

 

1

  
 

<18.5

6872

92.7

538

7.3

<0.001

1.637

1.415

1.893

 

24 ~ 27.9

8263

93.7

554

6.3

0.026

0.840

.721

.980

 

≥28

2110

93.3

151

6.7

0.001

0.620

.466

.826

Weight gain

<11

13382

92.1

1146

7.9

 

1

  
 

11-13.9

11242

94.0

716

6.0

<0.001

0.764

.660

.884

 

14-16.9

13318

94.3

798

5.7

<0.001

0.721

.624

.831

 

≥17

15637

94.2

963

5.8

<0.001

0.628

.545

.723

Height

     

<0.001

0.951

.941

.961

Constant

     

<0.001

1123.42