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Table 1 Maternal and neonatal characteristics of deliveries sampled for chart re-abstraction, British Columbia, 2010–2012

From: Validating the British Columbia Perinatal Data Registry: a chart re-abstraction study

Characteristic

Unweighted sample mean ± SD or n(%)

Weighted sample mean ± SD or n(%)

British Columbia population mean ± SD or n(%)

Maternal

N

1,084

87,266

87,318

 

Maternal age (years)

30.6 ± 5.8

30.6 ± 5.8

30.3 ± 5.5

 

Parity (nulliparous)

551 (50.8)

42,775 (49.0)

40,835 (46.8)

 

Pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index (kg/m2)a

25.5 ± 5.8

24.6 ± 5.4

24.4 ± 5.3

 

Smoking during pregnancy

148 (13.7)

9,372 (10.7)

7,305 (8.4)

 

Gestational age at delivery (weeks)

37.8 ± 3.2

38.4 ± 2.7

38.5 ± 2.5

Newborn

N

1,142

88,720

88,759

 

Birthweight (g)

3,045 ± 710

3,211 ± 553

3,360 ± 631

 

Sex (male)

574 (50.3)

42,715 (48.1)

45,393 (51.2)

 

Multiple birth (twin or higher order)

108 (9.5)

3,410 (3.9)

2,864 (3.2)

  1. aamong women with available pre-pregnancy BMI