Relationship between lead concentration in maternal and umbilical cord blood and some neonatal outcomes in primiparous opium-dependent mothers in Zahedan, Southeast of Iran in 2022

Table 3 Comparison of neonatal outcomes between the study groups

Groups\ Adverse pregnancy outcomes		Control	Addicted	P value
Groups\ Adverse pregnancy outcomes		Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	P value
Birth weight (gr)		3106 ± 424.41	2560 ± 342.63	< 0.0001 ^a
1-minute Apgar score		8.25 ± 0.81	6.77 ± 1.11	< 0.0001 ^a
5-minute Apgar score		8.97 ± 0.85	7.82 ± 0.92	< 0.0001 ^a
		Number (Percentage)	Number (Percentage)
Meconium	Yes	3 (8.6)	7 (20)	0.17 ^b
Meconium	No	32 (91.4)	28 (80)	0.17 ^b
Hospitalization in NICU	Yes	3 (8.6)	10 (28.6)	0.03 ^b
Hospitalization in NICU	No	32(91.4)	25 (71.4)	0.03 ^b
Respiratory problems	Yes	3 (8.6)	8 (22.9)	0.1 ^b
Respiratory problems	No	32 (91.4)	27 (77.1)	0.1 ^b
Congenital anomalies	Yes	0 (0)	1 (2.9)	1 ^c
Congenital anomalies	No	35 (100)	34 (97.1)	1 ^c
Neonatal resuscitation	Yes	2 (5.7)	8 (22.9)	0.04 ^b
Neonatal resuscitation	No	33 (94.3)	27 (77.1)	0.04 ^b

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