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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study groups

From: A predictive model of macrosomic birth based upon real-world clinical data from pregnant women

Characteristic

Macrosomiaa

n = 551

Non-macrosomiaa

n = 8831

p-value*

BMI

22.2 (20.2, 24.2)

20.7 (19.2, 22.6)

< 0.001

Gestational age (GA)

39.5 (39.0, 40.3)

39.1 (38.4, 39.6)

< 0.001

Gravidity

2.0 (1.0, 3.0)

2.0 (1.0, 2.0)

< 0.001

Parity

1.0 (1.0, 2.0)

1.0 (1.0, 2.0)

0.074

SBP

112 (104, 121)

110 (102, 119)

< 0.001

DBP

69 (63, 76)

68 (62, 75)

0.029

Age

  

0.087

  ≥ 35

418 (76%)

6971 (79%)

 

  < 35

133 (24%)

1860 (21%)

 

Husband age

  

0.021

  ≥ 35

354 (64%)

6089 (69%)

 

  < 35

197 (36%)

2742 (31%)

 

Educational level

  

< 0.001

 Bachelor’s degree

293 (53%)

4728 (54%)

 

 Above bachelor’s

93 (17%)

,2020 (23%)

 

 Below bachelor’s

165 (30%)

2083 (24%)

 

Husband’s educational level

  

0.017

 Bachelor’s degree

286 (52%)

4762 (54%)

 

 Above bachelor’s

121 (22%)

2198 (25%)

 

 Below bachelor’s

144 (26%)

1871 (21%)

 

Conception

  

0.12

 Natural conception

498 (90%)

8144 (92%)

 

 Assisted reproduction

53 (9.6%)

687 (7.8%)

 

GWG

  

< 0.001

 Optimal

165 (30%)

3754 (43%)

 

 Inadequate

44 (8.0%)

2064 (23%)

 

 Excessive

342 (62%)

3013 (34%)

 

Smoking-tobacco use

  

0.8

 No

547 (99%)

8771 (99%)

 

 Yes

4 (0.7%)

60 (0.7%)

 

Alcohol use

  

0.2

 No

530 (96%)

8571 (97%)

 

 Yes

21 (3.8%)

260 (2.9%)

 

Family history of diabetes or hypertension

 

0.6

 No

422 (77%)

6693 (76%)

 

 Yes

123 (22%)

1996 (23%)

 

 Unknown

(1.1%)

142 (1.6%)

 
  1. a Median (IQR); n (%)
  2. *Wilcoxon rank-sum test; Pearson’s Chi-squared test; Fisher’s exact probability test