Table 3.
Pregnancy complications and umbilical cord plasma 25(OH)D levels among preterm infants
| Pregnancy Complication | Cord plasma 25(OH)D (ng/ml) |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean (SD) | T-test P value | |
| Premature rupture of membranes | 0.6 | ||
| Yes | 42 | 33.5 (11.6) | |
| No | 136 | 35 (16.5) | |
| Preeclampsia | 0.2 | ||
| Yes | 40 | 32.1 (14.4) | |
| No | 137 | 35.4 (15.8) | |
| Preterm labor | 0.2 | ||
| Yes | 78 | 35.9(16.6) | |
| No | 90 | 32.8(13.7) | |
| Chorioamnionitis | 0.08 | ||
| Yes | 11 | 26.6(9.3) | |
| No | 166 | 35.2(15.7) | |
| Maternal fever | 0.2 | ||
| Yes | 7 | 27.1(10.2) | |
| No | 170 | 35 (15.8) | |
| Gestational diabetes | 0.2 | ||
| Yes | 15 | 30.5 (14.4) | |
| No | 145 | 35.1(15) | |
| Small for gestational age (<10th percentile) | 0.98 | ||
| Yes | 37 | 34.7 (11) | |
| No (10- 90th percentile) | 141 | 34.7 (16.4) |