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Table 3 Pregnancy outcome (n = 339)*

From: Snoring during pregnancy and its relation to sleepiness and pregnancy outcome - a prospective study

 

Non snorers

Gestational snorers

Habitual snorers

 

(n = 267)*

(n = 45)

(n = 27)

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

p value

Gestational week at delivery (mean/ SD)

39.5/1.4

39.5/1.5

39.7/1.5

0.6681

Preeclampsia or gestational hypertension

7

2.6

2

4.4

1

3.7

 

Normal vaginal delivery

222

83.2

32

71.1

19

70.4

0.0641

Vacuum extraction

16

6.0

4

8.9

3

11.1

 

Acute caesarean section

10

3.7

4

8.9

3

11.1

 

Elective caesarean section

19

7.1

5

11.1

1

3.7

 

Bleeding > 1000 ml

11

4.1

4

8.9

2

7.4

 

Premature delivery (<37 weeks)

6

2.2

2

4.4

1

3.7

 

Newborn Small for Gestational Age

3

1.1

2

4.4

0

  

Newborn Apgar score <7 at 5 minutes age

2

0.7

0

 

0

  

Fetal gender (n =  342)

Boy

134

50.0

25

55.6

8

27.6

0.7682

Girl

134

50.0

20

44.4

21

72.4

0.0563

       

0.0494

  1. *missing data about one women who moved to another city just before delivery.
  2. 1One-way analysis of variance, ANOVA.
  3. 2Post hoc analysis (Tukey): non snorers vs gestational snorers.
  4. 3Post hoc analysis (Tukey): non snorers vs habitual snorers.
  5. 4Post hoc analysis (Tukey): gestational snorers vs habitual snorers.
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