Perinatal factors in Muslim and Jewish very low birthweight infants
| Variable | Categories | Muslim (n=1549) (%) | Jewish (n=5015) (%) | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C section, Caesarean section; SGA, small for gestational age; AGA, appropriate size for gestational age; LGA, large for gestational age. | ||||
| Week starting prenatal care | 0–12 | 59.9 | 83.2 | |
| 13–20 | 20.8 | 8.1 | ||
| >20 | 4.6 | 1.7 | <0.001 | |
| None | 10.3 | 2.3 | ||
| Unknown | 4.5 | 4.8 | ||
| Antenatal steroid treatment | Full | 34.3 | 48.7 | |
| Partial | 12.4 | 17.3 | <0.001 | |
| None | 52.8 | 33.6 | ||
| Unknown | 0.5 | 0.4 | ||
| Plurality | Singleton | 65.2 | 54.4 | <0.001 |
| Multiple | 34.8 | 45.6 | ||
| Mode of delivery | Vaginal | 38.7 | 31.2 | <0.001 |
| C section | 61.3 | 68.8 | ||
| Gestational age (weeks) | 24–25 | 11.2 | 10.5 | |
| 26–27 | 18.7 | 16.7 | ||
| 28–29 | 25.2 | 23.7 | 0.05 | |
| 30–31 | 23.7 | 24.3 | ||
| 32–33 | 13.7 | 15.9 | ||
| >33 | 7.5 | 9.0 | ||
| Birth weight (g) | <500 | 0.7 | 0.7 | |
| 500–749 | 10.8 | 11.7 | ||
| 750–999 | 21.5 | 21.0 | NS | |
| 1000–1249 | 27.8 | 26.7 | ||
| 1250–1500 | 39.2 | 39.9 | ||
| Intrauterine growth | SGA | 24.3 | 26.6 | 0.07 |
| AGA/LGA | 75.7 | 73.4 | ||
| Sex | Male | 51.7 | 50.6 | NS |
| Female | 48.3 | 49.4 | ||
| One minute Apgar score | 0–3 | 20.0 | 16.4 | |
| 4–7 | 39.6 | 35.8 | <0.001 | |
| 8–10 | 38.0 | 46.3 | ||
| Unknown | 2.3 | 1.6 | ||
| Five minute Apgar score | 0–3 | 4.6 | 3.2 | |
| 4–7 | 19.1 | 15.5 | <0.001 | |
| 8–10 | 72.3 | 77.9 | ||
| Unknown | 4.0 | 3.3 | ||
| Congenital malformations | No | 89.4 | 91.9 | |
| Yes | 8.8 | 6.9 | 0.01 | |
| Unknown | 1.8 | 1.2 | ||