Table I.
Comparing mothers and infants characteristics in both study groups (n=40)
| Variables | Case group | Control group | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal age (Years)* | 26.78 ± 5.26 | 26.87 ± 4.60 | 0.906# | |||
| Number of births** | ||||||
| 1 | 24 (80) | 19 (48.7) | 0.148## | |||
| ≥2 | 16 (20) | 21 (51.3) | ||||
| BMI (Kg/m2)** | ||||||
| <18.5 | 3 (7.5) | 1 (2.5) | 0.380## | |||
| 18.5-24.9 | 28 (70) | 33 (82.5) | ||||
| 25-29.9 | 8 (20) | 4 (10) | ||||
| ≥30 | 1 (2.5) | 2 (5) | ||||
| Gestational age at delivery (Weeks)* | 37.32 ± 0.94 | 37.10 ± 1.05 | 0.864# | |||
| Birth weight (g)* | 2115 ± 3.76 | 2998 ± 5.55 | 0.001# | |||
| Multivitamin user** | ||||||
| Yes | 18 (45) | 30 (75) | 0.021## | |||
| No | 22 (55) | 10 (25) | ||||
*
Data are presented as mean±SD.
**
Data are presented as n (%)
#
Student’s t test,
##
chi-square test