Table 3.
Neonatal Complications Reported for Offspring of Women With PCOS and Matched Controls
| Complication | PCOS (n = 3707) |
Non-PCOS (n = 8656) |
Adjusted ORa (95% CI) | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |||
| Jaundice | 326 | 8.8 | 588 | 6.5 | 1.20 (1.03–1.39) | .016 |
| Respiratory | 420 | 11.3 | 785 | 8.7 | 1.20 (1.06–1.37) | .005 |
| High birth weight | 40 | 1.1 | 104 | 1.2 | 0.97 (0.67–1.41) | .894 |
| Low birth weight | 242 | 6.5 | 439 | 4.9 | 1.19 (1.00–1.42) | .054 |
| Hypoglycemia | 124 | 3.3 | 218 | 2.4 | 1.31 (0.99–1.74) | .062 |
| Feeding issues | 85 | 2.3 | 139 | 1.5 | 1.21 (0.96–1.52) | .106 |
Abbreviation: OR, odds ratio.
a
Adjusted for age, BMI, number of previous births, multiple gestation, and smoking history.