Table 3.
Perinatal outcomes of the adolescent and adult group
| Variables | Maternal age
|
Odds ratio (95% CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15–19 years
|
20–25 years
|
|||
| % (n=165) | % (n=330) | |||
| Preterm birth | 23.64 (39) | 15.76 (52) | 1.655 (1.039–2.636) | 0.03 |
| Birth weight (mean ± SD) | 2,544.4±622.09 | 2,701.6±582.5 | 0.005 | |
| Low birth weight | 26.06 (43) | 18.18 (60) | 1.59 (1.016–2.478) | 0.042 |
| Low Apgar score (<7 in 1 minute) | 12.12 (20) | 13.03 (43) | 0.921 (0.522–1.623) | 0.78 |
| Low Apgar score (<7 in 5 minutes) | 3.6 (6) | 3.9 (13) | 0.920 (0.343–2.466) | 0.87 |
| Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission | 16.36 (27) | 9.09 (30) | 1.957 (1.120–3.417) | 0.02 |
| Still birth | 3.03 (5) | 2.42 (8) | 1.258 (0.405–3.907) | 0.69 |
| Early neonatal death | 2.42 (4) | 1.5 (5) | 1.442 (0.451–4.615) | 0.48 |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; NICU, neonatal intensive care unit; SD, standard deviation.