Table 2.
Antenatal and perinatal risk factors (variables) in dead and alive neonates
| Parameter | Characteristic | Alive (n = 400) | Dead (n = 164) | OR | 95%CI | P. Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 201 (73.4%) | 73 (26.6%) | 1 | 0.87-1.81 | 0.2 |
| Male | 199 (68.6%) | 91 (31.4%) | 1.26 | |||
| Birth weight (gm) | 1275.53(189.15) | 944.45(253.37) | 0.54 | |||
| < = 750 | 3 (7.1%) | 39 (92.9%) | 167.63 | 0.48-0.6 | <0.001 | |
| 751-1000 | 46 (43.8%) | 59 (56.2%) | 16.54 | 47.38-593.14 | <0.001 | |
| 1001-1250 | 106 (69.3%) | 47 (30.7%) | 5.72 | 9.03-30.3 | <0.001 | |
| 1251-1500 | 245 (92.8%) | 19 (7.2%) | 1 | 3.2-10.21 | <0.001 | |
| Gestational age (w) | 30.55(2.25) | 27.56(2.03) | 0.49 | |||
| =28 | 72 (36.7%) | 124 (63.3%) | 6.89 | 0.43-0.56 | <0.001 | |
| 29-32 | 264 (87.7%) | 37 (12.3%) | 0.56 | 0.76-62.83 | 0.09 | |
| 33-36 | 60 (96.8%) | 2 (3.2%) | 0.13 | 0.06-5.15 | 0.6 | |
| = 37 | 4 (80%) | 1 (20%) | 1 | 0.01-1.8 | 0.1 | |
| Gestational age | <28w | 27 (24.5%) | 83 (75.5%) | 14.16 | 8.62-23.25 | <0.001 |
| ≥28w | 373 (82.2%) | 81 (17.8%) | ||||
| Delivery mode | Cesarean | 314 (75.5%) | 102 (24.5%) | 1 | 1.49-3.3 | <0.001 |
| Vaginal | 86 (58.1%) | 62 (41.9%) | 2.22 | |||
| Primigravida | Yes | 230 (71.2%) | 93 (28.8%) | 0.97 | 0.67-1.4 | 0.9 |
| No | 170 (70.5%) | 71 (29.5%) | ||||
| Plurality | Singleton | 233 (69.8%) | 101 (30.2%) | 1 | 0.6-1.26 | 0.5 |
| Multiple | 167 (72.6%) | 63 (27.4%) | 0.87 | |||
| Maternal age | 28.26(5.61) | 28.3(6.98) | 1 | 0.97-1.03 | 0.9 | |
| Maternal age | <20yrs | 15 (60%) | 10 (40%) | 1.67 | 0.73-3.79 | 0.2 |
| ≥20yrs | 385 (71.4%) | 154 (28.6%) | ||||
| Maternal disease | Yes | 242 (72.9%) | 90 (27.1%) | 0.79 | 0.55-1.15 | 0.2 |
| No | 158 (68.1%) | 74 (31.9%) | ||||
| Preeclampcia | Yes | 100 (80%) | 25 (20%) | 0.54 | 0.33-0.87 | 0.01 |
| No | 300 (68.3%) | 139 (31.7%) | ||||
| PROM | Yes | 40 (81.6%) | 9 (18.4%) | 0.52 | 0.25-1.1 | 0.09 |
| No | 360 (69.9%) | 155 (30.1%) | ||||
| Prolonged labor | Yes | 28 (84.8%) | 5 (15.2%) | 0.42 | 0.16-1.1 | 0.08 |
| No | 372 (70.1%) | 159 (29.9%) | ||||
| Infertility | Yes | 92 (69.2%) | 41 (30.8%) | 1.12 | 0.73-1.7 | 0.6 |
| No | 308 (71.5%) | 123 (28.5%) | ||||
| Chorioamnionitis | Yes | 3 (27.3%) | 8 (72.7%) | 6.79 | 1.78-25.91 | 0.005 |
| No | 397 (71.8%) | 156 (28.2%) | ||||
| Abruption placenta | Yes | 37 (62.7%) | 22 (37.3%) | 1.52 | 0.87-2.67 | 0.1 |
| No | 363 (71.9%) | 142 (28.1%) | ||||
| Meconium stain amniotic fluid | Yes | 11 (68.8%) | 5 (31.3%) | 1.11 | 0.38-3.25 | 0.8 |
| No | 389 (71%) | 159 (29%) | ||||
| Apgar score at five minute | 6.91(1.78) | 5.02(2.13) | 0.53 | 0.46-0.6 | <0.001 | |
| Apgar score (5’) | ≥6 | 317 (81.7%) | 71 (18.3%) | 1 | 3.38-7.41 | <0.001 |
| <6 | 83 (47.2%) | 93 (52.8%) | 5 | |||
| Resuscitation at birth | Yes | 126 (51.2%) | 120 (48.8%) | 5.93 | 3.96-8.89 | <0.001 |
| No | 274 (86.2%) | 44 (13.8%) | ||||
| Intubation at delivery room | Yes | 18 (26.1%) | 51 (73.9%) | 9.58 | 5.38-17.05 | <0.001 |
| No | 382 (77.2%) | 113 (22.8%) |
CI: Confidence Interval