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Table 2 Maternal history during pregnancy

From: Birth weight and renal markers in children aged 5–10 years in Cameroon: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Total

LBW

NBW

HBW

P-value

N (%)

80 (100)

21 (26.2)

45 (56.2)

14 (17.5)

Maternal age (years), median (IQR)

28 (23.2–32)

29 (24.5–33)

27 (23–31.5)

30 (24–34)

0.486

Type of Pregnancy, n (%)

 Single

70 (87.5)

12 (57.1)

44 (97.8)

14 (100)

 

 Multiple

10 (12.5)

9 (42.9)

1 (2.2)

0 (0)

< 0.001

Maternal Illness, n (%)

 Hypertension

4 (5.0)

2 (9.5)

2 (4.4)

0 (0)

0.335

 Diabetes

3 (3.7)

1 (4.8)

0 (0)

2 (14.3)

0.048

 HIV infection

3 (3.7)

1 (4.8)

1 (2.2)

1 (7.1)

0.687

 Hepatitis B infection

1 (1.2)

0 (0)

1 (2.2)

0 (0)

0.09

Smoking, n (%)

1 (1.2)

0 (0)

1 (2.2)

0 (0)

0.5

Alcohol consumption, n (%)

12 (15)

3 (14.3)

8 (17.8)

1 (7.1)

0.582

  1. HBW High birth weight, IQR Interquartile range, LBW Low birth weight, NBW Normal birth weight