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. 2016 Sep 14;6(9):e010925. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010925

Table 4.

Mean gestational age for women with spontaneous deliveries in the autumn exposure and primary control periods*

Comparison unit Exposure period
Comparison period
p Value
Number of deliveries Mean gestational age (SD) in days Number of deliveries Mean gestational age (SD) in days
Whole week 19 149 279.1 (12.5) 38 214 279.0 (12.6) 0.59
Sunday 2722 279.0 (12.3) 5404 279.0 (12.1) 0.96
Monday 2835 279.2 (12.4) 5721 279.1 (12.3) 0.65
Tuesday 2715 279.0 (12.8) 5558 279.2 (12.3) 0.65
Wednesday 2703 279.3 (12.2) 5536 279.1 (12.9) 0.49
Thursday 2804 279.1 (12.5) 5365 279.0 (13.4) 0.67
Friday 2687 278.8 (13.0) 5508 279.0 (13.0) 0.51
Saturday 2683 279.3 (12.5) 5122 279.0 (12.5) 0.33

*Only deliveries with data on gestational age are included.