Table 3.

Comparison of neonatal outcomes between study and reference group

	Study group (n = 112)	Reference group (n = 224)	P value
Birthweight (g)	2880.0 ± 466.7	3234.5 ± 402.7	0.000&
Birthweighta (g)	3015.0 ± 361.5	3247.0 ± 363.2	0.000&
SGA (%/n)	16.1 (18)	12.1 (27)	0.308#
Severe SGA (%/n)	4.5 (5)	2.7 (6)	0.588§
Macrosomia (%/n)	0	1.8 (4)
Apgar 5 min 7 (%/n)	0.9 (1)	0
Neonatal sepsis (%/n)	1.8 (2)	8.5 (19)	0.017#
NRDS (%/n)	5.4 (6)	0.9 (2)	0.031§
Perinatal mortality	0	0
Admission to NICU (%/n)	15.2 (17)	10.3 (23)	0.190#

Data are presented as percent (numbers) or mean ± SD

SGA, small for gestational age; NRDS, neonatal respiratory distress; NICU, neonatal intensive care unit;

^a Excluding the premature babies

^# Chi-squared test ^*Fisher’s exact test ^§Yates correction for continuity

^&Student’s t-test