Table 2 Bivariate analysis of recovery from a critically low 1 minute to a normal 5 minute Apgar

Age

20-29

688

274

962

1

<20

108

37

145

0.86

0.57

1.27

30-39

299

138

437

1.16

0.91

1.48

40

20

16

36

2.01*

1.01

3.93

Ethnicity

Malay

525

344

869

1

Chinese

47

23

70

0.75

0.44

1.24

Indian

39

25

64

0.98

0.58

1.64

Orang Asal

286

15

301

0.08***

0.04

0.13

Other

63

15

78

0.36***

0.2

0.63

Missing

155

43

198

0.42***

0.29

0.60

BMI

Not Obese

800

271

1071

1

Obese

303

187

490

1.82***

1.45

2.29

Missing

12

7

19

1.72

0.64

4.33

Diabetes

Absent

1,057

407

1,464

1

Present

58

58

116

2.66***

1.77

3.81

Parity

1

482

252

734

1

2-3

439

153

592

0.67***

0.52

0.85

4-5

137

46

183

0.64*

0.44

0.92

6

57

14

72

0.47*

0.25

0.84

Hb at delivery

Hb > 11

343

190

533

1

Hb ≤ 11

229

65

294

0.51***

0.37

0.71

Missing

543

210

753

0.7**

0.55

0.89

Baby sex

Female

396

186

582

1

Male

584

274

858

1

0.8

1.25

Missing

135

5

140

0.08***

0.03

0.18

Birth weight

Normal

820

375

1,195

1

Low

161

86

247

1.17

0.87

1.56

Missing

134

4

138

0.07***

0.02

0.16

Foetal distress

Absent

1,014

398

1,412

1

Present

101

67

168

1.69**

1.21

2.35

Induced

No

765

348

1,113

1

Yes

350

117

467

0.73*

0.57

0.94

Delivery type

Normal

572

144

716

1

Breech

19

3

22

0.63

0.15

1.87

Vacuum Extraction

107

41

148

1.52*

1.00

2.27

Elective CS

19

30

49

6.27***

3.46

11.64

Emerg. CS

265

242

507

3.62***

2.82

4.68

Missing

133

5

138

0.15***

0.05

0.34

Delivered by

Doctor

585

410

995

1

Nurse

387

49

436

0.18***

0.13

0.25

Other^a

10

1

11

0.14

0.01

0.75

Missing

133

5

138

0.05***

0.02

0.12