Table III.

Comparison of perinatal outcomes between 2 groups

Variables		Group A	Group B	p-value *
NICU Admission
	First twin	42 (43.8)	18 (59.1)	0.16
	Second twin	43 (44.8)	17 (54.8)	0.33
Neonatal death
	First twin	15 (16.9)	4 (13.3)	0.77
	Second twin	20 (22.2)	5 (16.7)	0.51
Intrauterine fetal death
	First twin	7 (7.3)	1 (3.2)	0.67
	Second twin	6 (6.4)	1 (3.2)	0.99
LBW
	First twin	86 (89.6)	29 (93.5)	0.72**
	Second twin	80 (83.2)	26 (83.9)	0.94
Respiratory distress
	First twin	29 (29.2)	10 (31.2)	0.83
	Second twin	32 (32.6)	13 (42.9)	0.38
Congenital abnormality
	First twin	10 (10.3)	5 (15.6)	0.52
	Second twin	13 (13.2)	3 (9.7)	0.75
Icterus
	First twin	21 (21.9)	8 (25.8)	0.65
	Second twin	22 (22.9)	6 (19.4)	0.67

Data are presented as n (%).

LBW: low birth weight

^* x ² test

^** Fischer exact test