Table 1 Maternal characteristics and birth measures in the Maternal and Child Hospital, Lao PDR by year, 2004–2013
Year | Total no. live births at MCH hospital | No. (%) of live births in dataset | Mean age of mother (standard deviation) | Mean no. pregnancies (standard deviation) | Mean age in years at first pregnancy (standard deviation) | Mean birth weight in g (standard deviation) | % <2,500 g | Mean gestational age in weeks (standard deviation) | % <37 weeks | % SGA | % LGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | missing | 2027 | 26 (5.3) | 2 (1.1) | 23 (4.1) | 3019 (486) | 9.7% | 39 (2.2) | 6.3% | 29% | 2.4% |
2005 | 4183 | 1087 (26) | 26 (5.2) | 2 (1.1) | 23 (4.2) | 2950 (483) | 12% | 39 (2.2) | 9.8% | 35% | 4.6% |
2006 | 3951 | 2075 (52) | 25 (5.3) | 2 (1.0) | 24 (4.9) | 3000 (466) | 11% | 39 (1.8) | 6.0% | 35% | 3.5% |
2007 | 4255 | missing | |||||||||
2008 | 4203 | 874 (21) | 26 (5.6) | 2 (1.0) | 23 (4.4) | 3005 (492) | 11% | 39 (2.2) | 9.6% | 27% | 3.4% |
2009 | 3994 | 2573 (64) | 26 (5.2) | 2 (1.1) | 23 (4.0) | 3007 (526) | 12% | 38 (2.1) | 9.6% | 25% | 2.1% |
2010 | 4317 | 1521 (35) | 26 (5.5) | 2 (1.6) | 23 (4.7) | 3015 (478) | 11% | 39 (1.9) | 8.4% | 31% | 3.6% |
2011 | 4277 | 4263 (99) | NA | NA | NA | 3051 (455) | 9.6% | 39 (1.7) | 7.1% | 26% | 2.6% |
2012 | 4898 | 4228 (86) | NA | NA | NA | 3029 (496) | 10.7% | 38 (2.0) | 10% | 25% | 3.8% |
2013 | 4720 | 3912 (83) | NA | NA | NA | 3049 (454) | 9.5% | 39 (1.9) | 8.1% | 25% | 3.5% |