From: Influence of maternal and social factors as predictors of low birth weight in Italy
Weight < 2500 | Weight ≥ 2500 (400) | |||||||
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Pre-term (125) | Term (75) | Total (200) | ||||||
No | % | No | % | No | % | No | % | |
Maternal age | ||||||||
< 25 | 16 | 13.5 | 13 | 18.8 | 29 | 15.4 | 45 | 11.4 |
25–29 | 27 | 22.7 | 28 | 40.6 | 55 | 29.3 | 123 | 31.2 |
30–34 | 48 | 40.3 | 13 | 18.8 | 61 | 32.4 | 119 | 30.2 |
≥ 35 | 28 | 23.5 | 15 | 21.8 | 43 | 22.9 | 107 | 27.2 |
χ2 = 4.07, 1 df, p = 0.046 | χ2 = 1.38, 1 df, p = 0.24 | |||||||
Live born children | ||||||||
1 | 83 | 69.2 | 47 | 67.1 | 130 | 68.4 | 209 | 52.8 |
2 | 22 | 18.3 | 17 | 24.3 | 39 | 20.5 | 139 | 35.1 |
3 | 11 | 9.2 | 4 | 5.7 | 15 | 7.9 | 35 | 8.8 |
> 3 | 4 | 3.3 | 2 | 2.9 | 6 | 3.2 | 13 | 3.3 |
Fisher's exact, p = 0.689 | χ2 = 6.22, 1 df, p = 0.015 | |||||||
Marital status | ||||||||
Married | 112 | 96.6 | 62 | 93.9 | 174 | 95.6 | 359 | 91.1 |
Other | 4 | 3.4 | 4 | 6.1 | 8 | 4.4 | 35 | 8.9 |
Fisher's exact, p = 0.464 | χ2 = 3.63, 1 df, p = 0.057 | |||||||
Education level of mother (years) | ||||||||
≤ 5 | 12 | 10.8 | 3 | 4.8 | 15 | 8.6 | 9 | 2.3 |
8 | 47 | 42.4 | 22 | 35.5 | 69 | 39.9 | 121 | 31.6 |
13 | 36 | 32.4 | 29 | 46.8 | 65 | 37.6 | 189 | 49.4 |
> 13 | 16 | 14.4 | 8 | 12.9 | 24 | 13.9 | 64 | 16.7 |
χ2 = 1.71, 1 df, p = 0.193 | χ2 = 11.31, 1 df, p = 0.001 | |||||||
Maternal activity | ||||||||
At home | 83 | 75.5 | 48 | 76.2 | 131 | 75.7 | 240 | 64 |
Outside | 27 | 24.5 | 15 | 23.8 | 42 | 24.3 | 135 | 36 |
χ2 = 0.012, 1 df, p = 0.913 | χ2 = 7.44, 1 df, p = 0.006 | |||||||
Paternal occupation | ||||||||
Unemployed/retired | 10 | 10.8 | 5 | 8.9 | 15 | 10.1 | 29 | 8.2 |
Artisan/commercial operator | 19 | 20.7 | 19 | 34 | 38 | 25.7 | 95 | 27 |
Lower managerial | 29 | 31.5 | 16 | 28.6 | 45 | 30.4 | 109 | 31 |
High professional and managerial | 19 | 20.7 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 18.9 | 72 | 20.5 |
Other | 15 | 16.3 | 7 | 12.5 | 22 | 14.9 | 47 | 13.3 |
Fisher's exact, p = 0.526 | χ2 = 0.03, 1 df, p = 0.854 | |||||||
Size of municipality of residence (inhabitants) | ||||||||
≤ 2500 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 8.8 | 22 | 12 | 53 | 13.6 |
> 2500 – ≤ 10000 | 49 | 43 | 27 | 39.7 | 76 | 41.8 | 138 | 35.3 |
> 10000 – ≤ 90000 | 15 | 13.2 | 5 | 7.4 | 20 | 11 | 26 | 6.6 |
>90000 | 34 | 29.8 | 30 | 44.1 | 64 | 35.2 | 174 | 44.5 |
Fisher's exact, p = 0.2 | χ2 = 1.63, 1 df, p = 0.203 | |||||||
Smoked before pregnancy | ||||||||
No | 78 | 72.9 | 45 | 69.2 | 123 | 71.5 | 295 | 74.5 |
Yes | 29 | 27.1 | 20 | 30.8 | 49 | 28.5 | 101 | 25.5 |
χ2 = 0.27, 1 df, p = 0.605 | χ2 = 0.55, 1 df, p = 0.459 | |||||||
Smoked during pregnancy | ||||||||
No | 92 | 86 | 52 | 80 | 144 | 83.7 | 365 | 92.2 |
Yes | 15 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 28 | 16.3 | 31 | 7.8 |
χ2 = 1.06, 1 df, p = 0.303 | χ2 = 9.2, 1 df, p = 0.002 | |||||||
Social/familiar support during pregnancy | ||||||||
No | 41 | 38.3 | 21 | 32.3 | 62 | 36 | 169 | 42.7 |
Yes | 66 | 61.7 | 44 | 67.7 | 110 | 64 | 227 | 57.3 |
χ2 = 0.63, 1 df, p = 0.426 | χ2 = 2.18, 1 df, p = 0.139 |