Table 3.
Characteristics of neonates during birth hospitalization with respect to their CB vitamin D status
| Parametric | Vitamin D satus | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deficiency N = 95 |
Insufficiency N = 79 |
Sufficiency N = 91 |
||
| Gestational age (weeks) | 38.8 (38.6–39.1) |
39.2 (38.9–39.5) |
38.9 (38.7–39.3) |
0.65 |
| Birth Weight (g) | 3301 (3215–3387) |
3433 (3322–3544) |
3306 (3305–3406) |
0.35 |
| Birth length (cm) | 48.8 (48.1–49.6) |
49.5 (49.0–50.0) |
48.3 (47.2–49.5) |
0.53 |
| Apgar 1 min <7 | 2.1% (0.6–7.0) |
2.6% (0.7–8.9) |
6.5% (2.4–12.2) |
0.21 |
| NICU admission | 6.3% (0.87–11.7) |
5.1% (0–10.6) |
8.9% (2.4–15.3) |
0.62 |
| Hypoglycemia (%) | 0 | 1.3% (0–4.4) |
1.1% (0–3.6) |
0.56 |
| Neonatal Jaundice (%) | 21.1% (12.6–29.6) |
13.9% (5.3–22.5) |
13.9% (6.4–21.4) |
0.27 |
| Phototherapy (%) | 5.3% (0.3–10.3) |
1.3% (0–4.4) |
1.1% (0–3.6) |
0.13 |
Data presented as mean or proportion (%) with 95% confidence intervals of mean or %