Table 1.
Patient demographics
|
Elective cesarean (n = 40) |
Vaginal birth (n = 79) |
P-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EGA (week) | 39.1 ± 0.9 | 39.4 ± 1.0 | NS |
| Birth weight | 3550 ± 485 g | 3479 ± 498 g | NS |
| Gender | NS | ||
| Male | 16 (40%) | 41 (52%) | |
| Female | 24 (60%) | 38 (48%) | |
| Gravida | 0.011b | ||
| 1 | 2 (5%) | 25 (32%) | |
| 2–3 | 26 (65%) | 37 (47%) | |
| >4 | 12 (30%) | 17 (21%) | |
| Parity | 0.001b | ||
| 0–1 | 22 (55%) | 59 (75%) | |
| 2–3 | 13 (32.5%) | 17 (22%) | |
| >4 | 5 (12.5%) | 3 (3%) | |
| Race | NS | ||
| Caucasian | 16 (40%) | 25 (32%) | |
| Hispanic | 16 (40%) | 39 (49%) | |
| African-American | 3 (8) | 6 (8) | |
| Asian | 1 (2%) | 3 (4%) | |
| Not documented/other | 4 (10%) | 6 (6%) | |
| 1-min Apgar | NS | ||
| 5–6 | 0 (0%) | 5 (6%) | |
| 7–8 | 30 (75%) | 42 (53%) | |
| 9–10 | 10 (25%) | 32 (41%) | |
| 5-min Apgar | NS | ||
| 5–6 | 0 (0%) | 2 (2%) | |
| 7–8 | 9 (22.5%) | 9 (11%) | |
| 9–10 | 31 (77.5%) | 68 (86%) |
Abbreviations: EGA, estimated gestational age; NS, not significant.
a
Mann–Whitney for nominal data; independent samples t-test for numerical data.
b
χ2.