Table 3.

Perinatal outcome in advanced maternal age women and younger controls

	Primiparous						Multiparous
	20-29 y (n=643)		≥40 y (n=39)		RR	P	20-29 y (n=1173)		≥40y (n=546)		RR	P
	n	%	n	%			n	%	n	%
Low birth weight <2500g	59	9.2	3	8.3	-	NS	91	7.7	55	11	1.42	< 0.05
Macrosomia	20	3.1	1	2.8	-	NS	62	5.3	34	6.8	-	NS
Admission to special care neonatalogy unit	98	15.2	6	15.4	-	NS	120	10.2	76	14.1	1.38	< 0.05
Low Apgar score
Apgar at 1min < 7	99	15.4	10	25.6	-	NS	115	9.8	87	16.3	1.66	< 0.05
Apgar at 5min < 7	72	11.1	4	10.5	-	NS	93	7.9	63	12.5	1.58	< 0.05
Perinatal mortality	14	2.2	1	2.6	-	NS	19	1.6	19	3.5	2.18	< 0.05