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Table 2 Neonatal Characteristics

From: Association between plasma leptin and cesarean section after induction of labor: a case control study

Neonatal Characteristic

Successful IOL

Failed IOL

P Value

Birth Weight (mean grams, 95% CI)

3494 (3395–3593)

3645 (3504–3785)

0.05

APGAR 1 min (mean, 95% CI)

7.9 (7.6–8.2)

6.3 (5.7–6.9)

< 0.001

APGAR 5 min (mean, 95% CI)

8.8 (8.7–8.9)

8.4 (8.1–8.7)

0.008

Resuscitation (%, N)

14.8% (17)

54.2% (32)

< 0.001

Respiratory Distress (%, N)

4.3% (5)

30.5% (18)

< 0.001

Neonatal Antibiotics (%, N)

15.6% (18)

22.0% (13)

0.5

Meconium Aspiration (%, N)

0.86% (1)

8.5% (5)

0.02

NICU Stay (Mean Days, 95% CI)

1.0 (0–2.2)

1.2 (0.5–1.9)

0.8

  1. NICU Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  2. Data are presented as mean with 95% confidence interval or percentage with N. Categorical variables were compared using Chi square. Continuous variables were analyzed using t-Test or ANOVA. α = 0.05