Table 3 Birth Characteristics
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 (100.0) | 21 (26.2) | 45 (56.2) | 14 (17.5) | – |
Birth weight (grams), median (IQR) | 3200 (2421.5–3678.8) | 2150 (1885–2375) | 3200 (2900–3500) | 4350 (4165–4642) | < 0.001 |
Gestational term (weeks), median (IQR) | 39 (38–40) | 37 (34–38) | 39 (38–40) | 39.5 (38–40) | < 0.001 |
Gestational term groups (weeks), n (%) | |||||
< 37 | 13 (16.2) | 10 (47.6) | 1 (2.2) | 02 (14.3) | |
37–42 | 67 (83.8) | 11 (56.4) | 44 (97.8) | 12 (85.7) | < 0.001 |
> 42 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Weight for gestational age, n (%) | |||||
SGA | 21 (26.2) | 21 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
AGA | 44 (55.0) | 0 (0) | 44 (97.8) | 0 (0) | < 0.001 |
LGA | 15 (18.8) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.2) | 14 (100) | |
Child reanimated at birth, n (%) | 21 (26.2) | 10 (47.6) | 08 (17.8) | 03 (21.4) | 0.098 |
Child hospitalised at birth, n (%) | 24 (30) | 9 (42.9) | 10 (22.2) | 5 (35.7) | 0.209 |