Reduced fetal growth velocities and the association with neonatal outcomes in appropriate-for-gestational-age neonates: a retrospective cohort study

Table 3 Neonatal outcomes in the optimal appropriate-for-gestational-age (oAGA) and suboptimal appropriate-for-gestational-age (sAGA) group

	Optimal AGA (oAGA) group (n = 365) Bwp50–80	Suboptimal AGA (sAGA) group (n = 569) Bwp10–50	P
Composite adverse neonatal outcome	25 (6.8%)	37 (6.5%)	P = 0.919
Hypoglycemia	23 (6.3%)	52 (9.1%)	P = 0.139
NICU stay (yes/no)	26 (7.1%)	35 (6.2%)	P = 0.588
Hospital stay (yes/no)	145 (39.7%)	226 (39.7%)	P = 0.998
Metabolic acidosis	14 (5.2%)	29 (6.5%)	P = 0.520
APGAR 5 min < =5	5 (1.4%)	6 (1.1%)	P = 0.759
APGAR 5 min < =3	0 (0%)	2 (0.6%)	P = 0.523

Data are expressed as n (%). Composite adverse neonatal outcome: asphyxia, sepsis, respiratory distress syndrome and transient tachypnoea of the newborn. NICU, neonatal intensive care unit. Metabolic acidosis, blood pH < 7.0 and base deficit > 12 mmol/L

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