Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the different groups

Subjects (n)

319

113

80

Maternal age (years)

29.56 ± 4.27

30.1 ± 4.65

30.81 ± 4.7

Gestational age (weeks)

37.12 ± 2.38^a

35.81 ± 2.76

37.31 ± 2.17^a

Prepregnancy BMI (kg/m²)

20.36 ± 2.81

20.32 ± 2.35

20.31 ± 2.94

BMI at delivery (kg/m²)

25.03 ± 2.99

24.61 ± 2.77

24.81 ± 2.99

TBA (µmol/L)

37.65(25.13–53.69)^a

71.5(47.39–123.03)

42.7(25.55–61.5)^a

ALT (U/L)

14(10–29)^a

96.25(276.5–554.75)

18(13–23.5)^a

AST (U/L)

19(16–29)^a

224(70–488.5)

21(16.75–27.25)^a

TBIL (µmol/L)

7.15(5.1–10.1)^a

12(7–25.7)

7(4.88–9.4)^a

Preterm birth (n%)

117(36.7%)^a

71(62.80%)

23(28.7%)^a

MSAF (n%)

32(10.03%)^a

34(30.09%)

9(11.25%)^a

Birth height (cm)

47.14 ± 3.1

46.03 ± 3.16

47.72 ± 3.47

Birth weight (g)

2782.4 ± 560.3

2594.3 ± 527.6

2867.07 ± 512.2

Apgar score (1 min)

9.75 ± 0.9^a

9.67 ± 1.06

9.93 ± 0.3^a

Asphyxia neonatorum (n%)

6(1.88%)

2(1.77%)

0(0.0%)

Admitted to the NICU (n%)

155(48.59%)

86(76.11%)

32(40.00%)^a

Intrauterine death (n%)

2(0.6%)

2(1.8%)

1(0.1%)