Table 2.
Comparison of numerical characteristics of participants by mode of delivery (n = 298).
| Variables | Vaginal delivery (n = 249) | Emergency cesarean delivery (n = 49) | t | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | SD | |||||
| Age (years) | 25.89 | 4.79 | 26.49 | 6.18 | −0.765 | 0.445 |
| Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2) | 24.13 | 4.15 | 26.48 | 4.80 | −3.532 | 0.000 |
| BMI at delivery (kg/m2) | 28.51 | 4.28 | 32.07 | 5.04 | −5.153 | 0.000 |
| Gestational weight gain (kg) | 11.53 | 5.53 | 14.33 | 5.67 | −3.225 | 0.001 |
| Serum 25(OH)D level (nq/mL) | 11.58 | 4.98 | 6.84 | 3.63 | 6.332 | 0.000 |
| Birth week | 38.90 | 1.52 | 38.06 | 2.22 | 3.240 | 0.001 |
| Newborn birth weight (g) | 3111.96 | 404.55 | 3035.10 | 526.73 | 1.152 | 0.250 |
| Number of NSTs performed during pregnancy | 4.77 | 4.48 | 4.12 | 3.66 | 0.952 | 0.342 |
| Number of antenatal physician visits | 7.79 | 4.22 | 9.71 | 7.69 | −2.491 | 0.013 |
25(OH)D, 25-hydroxyvitamin D; BMI, body mass index; NSTs, non-stress tests. p < 0.05.