Table 2 Tobacco exposure, morbidity during pregnancy and prenatal care characteristics of mothers of low and normal birthweight infants
Variable | Birthweight | OR | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
<2500 grs (n = 158) | ≥ 2500 grs (n = 474) | |||
Smoking before pregnancy | ||||
No | 126 | 384 | 1.0 | |
Yes | 32 | 90 | 1.09 | [0.70,1.71] |
Smoking during pregnancy | ||||
No | 149 | 451 | 1.0 | |
Yes | 9 | 23 | 1.19 | [0.53,2.66] |
Hypertension during pregnancy | ||||
No | 131 | 416 | 1.0 | |
Yes | 27 | 58 | 1.53 | [0.93,2.53] |
Urinary tract infection during pregnancy | ||||
No | 100 | 318 | 1.0 | |
Yes | 58 | 156 | 1.22 | [0.83,1.77] |
Calcium supplementation | ||||
Yes | 146 | 409 | 1.0 | |
No | 12 | 65 | 1.86 | [0.97,3.56] |
Iron supplementation | ||||
Yes | 64 | 216 | 1.0 | |
No | 94 | 258 | 1.20 | [0.83,1.74] |
Prenatal care | ||||
Yes | 150 | 454 | 1.0 | |
No | 8 | 20 | 1.07 | [0.45,2.52] |