Table 2.
Neonatal characteristics
| Characteristics | Male | Female | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | |||
| Total | 86 | (54.8) | 71 | (45.2) | 157 | (100.0) | ||
| Birth weight (in grams)a | ||||||||
| <2,500 | 6 | (75.0) | 2 | (25.0) | 8 | (5.1) | ||
| 2,500–4,000 | 65 | (49.6) | 66 | (50.4) | 131 | (83.4) | ||
| >4,000 | 15 | (83.3) | 3 | (16.7) | 18 | (11.5) | ||
| Gestational age (in weeks) | ||||||||
| <37 | 10 | (76.9) | 3 | (23.1) | 13 | (8.3) | ||
| 37–42 | 76 | (52.8) | 68 | (47.2) | 144 | (91.7) | ||
| Median=38.0 IQRb=37–39 Minimum=27 Maximum=42 | ||||||||
a Birth weight <2500 grams was classified as low birth weight (LBW),41) and >4000 grams as fetal macrosomia regardless of gestational age,17) b Interquartile range