Table 5.

Baseline characteristics of the study participants. NS: not significant; BMI: body mass index; P: p-value.

Parameter	Study Group N = 171	Control Group N = 36	P
Age (years)	29.6 ± 5.2	29.4 ± 4.9	NS
BMI (kg/m2)	27.8 ± 2.2	26.9 ± 2.4	NS
Parity	1.9 ± 1.1	1.8 ± 1.0	NS
pH of umbilical artery	7.35 ± 0.09	7.35 ± 0.07	NS
BMI (kg/m2)	24.8 ± 2.0	25.2 ± 2.5	NS
Pregnancy (weeks)	38 ± 2.96	40 ± 1.08	NS
Caesarian sections %	43.3	37.6	NS
Weight of newborn (g)	3340 ± 680	3590 ± 430	NS