From: Risk factors and outcomes of fetal macrosomia in a tertiary centre in Tanzania: a case-control study
Macrosomia Mean ± SD | Controls Mean ± SD | p-value | |
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Age (yrs) | 29.99 ± 5.61 | 28.45 ± 5.97 | 0.057 |
Parity | 2.43 ± 1.8 | 1.22 ± 1.5 | 0.000 |
Height (m) | 161.5 ± 5.59 | 159.7 ± 4.98 | 0.02 |
Weight at delivery (kg) | 83.8 ± 13.14 | 73.4 ± 11.87 | 0.000 |
Gestational age (wks) | 38.7 ± 1.37 | 38.2 ± 1.16 | 0.005 |
Birth weight (g) | 4.2 ± 0.31 | 3.2 ± 0.35 | 0.000 |
Males | 4.3 ± 0.33 | 3.2 ± 0.36 | |
Females | 4.2 ± 0.28 | 3.1 ± 0.35 | |
Birth weight by mode of delivery | |||
Caesarean section | 4.3 ± 0.32 | 3.2 ± 0.37 | |
Vaginal delivery | 4.2 ± 0.29 | 3.1 ± 0.36 | |
Serum calcium (mmol/L) | 2.336 ± 0.15 | 2.334 ± 0.1882 | 0.93 |
Venous hematocrit (%) | 54.9 ± 6.28 | 50.1 ± 5.30 | 0.000 |