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. 2014 Dec 3;9(12):e114192. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114192

Table 5. Maternal and neonatal outcomes.

Restrictive procedure (N = 18) Malabsorptive procedure (N = 31) P-value
Pregnancy duration (weeks) 39.28±1.40 (36–42) 38.31±2.15 (29–41) 0.094
Gestational weight gain (kg) 13.06±8.05 (0–30) 12.77±6.06 (2–23) 0.892
Birth weight (kg) 3.43±0.47 (2.62–4.16) 3.06±0.56 (0.95–4.13) 0.024
Infant length (cm) 49.94±1.67 (47–53) 49.15±1.66 (46–53) 0.092
Gestational diabetes 1 (7.7%) 1 (5.6%) 1.000
Pregnancy induced hypertension 2 (11%) 3 (10%) 1.000
Chronic hypertension 0 0 -
Preeclampsia 0 1 (3%) 1.000
Induction of labor 3(17%) 3 (10%) 0.798
Caesarean section 3 (17%) 9 (30%) 0.624
Preterm birth <37 weeks 1 (6%) 4(13%) 0.639
Low birth weight (<2.5 kg) 0 (0%) 2 (7%) 0.526
Macrosomia (> 4.0 kg) 3 (17%) 1 (3%) 0.134
Shoulder dystocia 0 0 -
Low Apgar score at 1 min (<4) 0 1 (3%) 0.311
Low Apgar score at 5 min (<4) 0 0 -
Admission at neonatal intensive care 1 (6%) 3 (10%) 0.587

Values presented as n (valid percentage).