Table 3. Selected neonatal characteristics of the Ribeirao Preto Birth Cohort of 2010in terms of caffeine consumption.
| Characteristic | < 300 mg/day n (%) |
≥300 mg/day n (%) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender* | 0.928 | ||
| Male | 2,394 (50.3) | 72 (50.3) | |
| Female | 2,366 (49.7) | 71 (49.6) | |
| Low birth weight | 0.034 | ||
| No | 4,370 (91.7) | 124 (86.7) | |
| Yes | 395 (8.3) | 19 (13.3) | |
| Preterm Birth | 0.424 | ||
| No | 4,079 (85.6) | 119 (83.2) | |
| Yes | 686 (14.4) | 24 (16.8) | |
| Congenital Malformations* | 0.290 | ||
| No | 4,701 (98.9) | 140 (97.9) | |
| Yes | 54 (1.1) | 3 (2.1) | |
| Total | 4,765 (100) | 143 (100) |
Low birth weight: birth weight < 2500 g. Preterm birth: gestational age < 259 days. *Excluded cases.