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Table 1 Demographic and delivery characteristics among pregnant people with body mass index < 30 compared with ≥ 30 kg/m2

From: The relationship between body mass index and perceived control over labor

 

BMI < 30

(N = 61)

BMI ≥ 30

(N = 87)

P-value

Maternal Age, median (IQR)

30 (26–33)

28 (24–31)

0.09

Patient-reported race/ethnicity

  

0.62

 Black

2 (3.3)

6 (6.9)

 

 Latina

8 (13.1)

18 (20.7)

 

 American Indian/Indigenous

2 (3.3)

3 (3.4)

 

 Asian/Pacific Islander

1 (1.6)

1 (1.2)

 

 White

48 (78.7)

59 (67.8)

 

Indication for admission

  

0.15

 Labor

39 (63.9)

43 (49.4)

 

 IOL (scheduled)

17 (27.9)

29 (33.3)

 

 IOL (unplanned)

5 (8.2)

15 (17.3)

 

Length of labor (hours), median (IQR)

15 (9–21)

19 (12–31)

0.02

Mode of deliverya

  

0.07

 SVD

46 (75.4)

52 (59.8)

 

 OVD

4 (6.6)

4 (4.6)

 

 CD

11 (18.0)

31 (35.6)

 

NICU admission

6 (9.8)

7 (8.2)

0.77

Neonatal therapyb

7 (11.5)

13 (14.9.9)

0.63

  1. Data are N(%) unless otherwise stated. Significance at p < 0.05
  2. Fisher’s exact and Wilcoxon Ranksum tests used for analysis
  3. IQR interquartile range, IOL induction of labor, SVD spontaneous vaginal delivery, OVD operative vaginal delivery, CD cesarean delivery
  4. aOVD consists of both forceps-assisted and vacuum-assisted deliveries
  5. bNeonatal therapy includes the need for supplemental O2, phototherapy for jaundice, neonatal antibiotics