From: Apgar score and hospitalization for epilepsy in childhood: a registry-based cohort study
Characteristic | N | Five-minute Apgar score < 7 | |
---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Prevalence, % | ||
Entire cohort | 131,853 | 1,323 | 1.0 |
Birth weight | |||
≤2500 g | 5,633 | 334 | 5.9 |
2501–3000 g | 17,043 | 163 | 1.0 |
3001–3500 g | 44,381 | 289 | 0.6 |
3501–4000 g | 43,779 | 296 | 0.7 |
≥4001 g | 20,860 | 165 | 0.8 |
No record | 157 | 76 | 48.4 |
Gestational age | |||
<28 weeks | 179 | 55 | 30.7 |
28–36 weeks | 5,258 | 265 | 5.0 |
37–42 weeks | 116,527 | 847 | 0.7 |
>42 weeks | 3,866 | 45 | 1.2 |
No record | 6,023 | 111 | 1.8 |
Mode of delivery | |||
Spontaneous | 106,449 | 708 | 0.7 |
Assisted | 10,007 | 213 | 2.1 |
Caesarean | 15,350 | 401 | 2.6 |
No record | 47 | 1 | 2.1 |
Birth presentation | |||
Cephalic | 109,724 | 813 | 0.7 |
All other | 14,837 | 420 | 2.8 |
No record | 7,292 | 90 | 1.2 |
Any birth defect | |||
Absent | 122,274 | 1,087 | 0.9 |
Present | 9,579 | 236 | 2.5 |
Mother's age at delivery | |||
≤20 years | 7,509 | 87 | 1.2 |
21–30 years | 89,986 | 879 | 1.0 |
≥31 years | 34,358 | 357 | 1.0 |
Mother smoked in pregnancy* | |||
No | 43,375 | 485 | 1.1 |
Yes | 17,804 | 191 | 1.1 |
No record | 1,620 | 45 | 2.8 |
Parental epilepsy hospitalization# | |||
No | 38,332 | 356 | 0.9 |
Yes | 439 | 8 | 1.8 |