Table III.
Factors significantly different between HG short versus HG long (prolonged HG).
| Factor | Control group | HG-short group | HG-long group | HG short versus HG long p-value |
OR (confidence interval) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size | 194 | 74 | 127 | ||
| Demography | |||||
| Pre-pregnancy weight average (range) | 138.73 (95–285) | 139.08 (92–230) | 150.69 (95–295) | 0.0105 | 1.01 (1.0022, 1.0225 |
| Current age average (range) | 36 (25–53) | 36 (25–54) | 34 (23–51) | 0.0445 | 0.95 (0.9020, 0.9991) |
| Before first pregnancy | |||||
| Allergies | 34 | 31 | 49 | 0.0124 | 2.12 (1.1672, 3.9112) |
| Restrictive diet | 3 | 8 | 18 | 0.0342 | 2.51 (1.0266, 7.0706) |
| Mother during first pregnancy | |||||
| Vomiting blood | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0.0001 | 12.84 (2.5771, 233.2709) |
| Dizzy | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0.0007 | 10.52 (2.0784, 191.9589) |
| Fainting | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0.0037 | 8.32 (1.6063, 152.8244) |
| Depression | 1 | 5 | 18 | 0.0038 | 3.87 (1.4145, 13.6253) |
| GERD | 2 | 9 | 24 | 0.0040 | 3.09 (1.3521, 8.0127) |
| Anxiety | 1 | 7 | 18 | 0.0128 | 3.05 (1.19111, 9.4284) |
| Low blood pressure | 1 | 7 | 18 | 0.0128 | 3.05 (1.19111, 9.4284) |
| Restrictive diet | 4 | 8 | 20 | 0.0161 | 2.78 (1.1476, 7.7968) |
| Excessive saliva | 0 | 27 | 41 | 0.0422 | 1.87 (1.0143, 3.5431) |
| Mother after pregnancy | |||||
| PTSD | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0.0004 | 11.28 (2.2416, 205.4786) |
| Motion sickness | 5 | 12 | 31 | 0.001 | 3.20 (1.5053, 7.4652) |
| Muscle weakness | 0.5 | 3 | 13 | 0.0032 | 5.56 (1.5331, 35.7611) |
| Anxiety | 6 | 18 | 32 | 0.0231 | 2.16 (1.0876, 4.5064) |
| Outcome of children | |||||
| Irritability | 3 | 5 | 18 | 0.0038 | 3.87 (1.4145, 13.6253) |
| Severe colic | 0.5 | 1 | 8 | 0.0189 | 6.24 (1.1592, 115.6949) |
| Growth retardation | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.0451 | Not applicable |