Table 2. Comparisons of clinical variables between MoBa and Cenn.
| Population | Variable | MoBa (n = 217) | Cenn (n = 199) | 1p |
| Controls | Gravidity | 1 [0–7] | 2 [1]–[8] | <0.0001 |
| Gestational Age (days) | 280 [273–286] | 274 [257–296] | <0.0001 | |
| Birthweight (grams) | 3650 [2610–4970] | 3446 [2100–4661] | <0.0001 | |
| APGAR at 1 minute (% <7) | 12 (6%) | 4 (2%) | 0.081 | |
| APGAR at 5 minutes (% <7) | 5 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 0.037 | |
| Maternal Age (yrs) | 30 [21]–[34] | 28 [16]–[43] | 0.045 | |
| Smoking (%) | 21 (11%) | 28 (15%) | 0.284 | |
| Cases | Gravidity | 0 [0–5] | 2 [1]–[9] | <0.0001 |
| Gestational Age (days) | 253 [182–258] | 239 [166–255] | <0.0001 | |
| Birthweight (grams) | 2810 [950–4000] | 2150 [370–3790] | <0.0001 | |
| APGAR at 1 minute (% <7) | 16 (8%) | 42 (25%) | <0.001 | |
| APGAR at 5 minutes (% <7) | 3 (1%) | 10 (6%) | 0.018 | |
| Maternal Age (yrs) | 29 [20]–[34] | 27 [17]–[40] | 0.065 | |
| Smoking (%) | 22 (12%) | 54 (32%) | <0.001 |
Gravidity is defined as the number of times a woman has been pregnant.
Medians are reported with the range in brackets.
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P-values are calculated by Mann Whitney U- test for continuous variables and chi-square test for dichotomous variables.