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Table 3 Distributions of risk variables before and after 2004

From: Small for gestational age births among South Indian women: temporal trend and risk factors from 1996 to 2010

Risk variables

<=2004

>2004

p value

 

N

%

n

%

Age:

     

<=19

1337

7.1

828

4.7

0.03

>19

17507

92.9

16871

95.3

 

Hypertension:

     

No

16967

89.75

15673

88.20

0.12

Yes

1938

10.25

2096

11.80

 

Multiple Pregnancy:

     

No

18273

96.66

17187

96.72

0.95

Yes

632

3.34

582

3.28

 

Cardiac disease:

     

No

18746

99.16

17597

99.00

0.88

Yes

159

0.84

172

1.00

 

Anaemia in pregnancy:

     

No

18470

97.70

17479

98.37

0.53

Yes

435

2.30

290

1.63

 

Miscarriage:

     

No

15609

82.56

14659

82.50

0.95

Yes

3296

17.44

3110

17.50

 

BMI:

     

Underweight

425

2.51

215

1.41

0.33

Normal weight

8153

48.04

5489

36.02

<0.001

Overweight

6175

36.38

6080

39.90

0.001

Obesity

2219

13.07

3455

22.67

<0.001

Mother Occupation:

     

Professional

1293

6.89

1683

9.65

0.01

Housewife

17377

92.55

15552

89.22

<0.001

Mother Education:

     

Degree and Above

4788

28.96

6943

40.14

<0.001

Higher Secondary

10927

66.09

9753

56.40

<0.001