Table 1.
Clinical, anthropometric and sociodemographic characteristics of the mothers and newborns (n = 127).
| Clinical and Anthropometric Characteristics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| High-risk pregnancy n = 95 | Normal pregnancy n = 32 | ||
| Mean ± SD | p | ||
| Age (years) a | 28 ± 5 | 27 ± 8 | 0.456 |
| Pregestational weight (kg) a | 62.2 ± 10 | 59.9 ± 10 | 0.253 |
| Maximum gestational weight (kg) a | 70.4 ± 13 | 67 ± 13 | 0.239 |
| Height (cm) a | 156 ± 6 | 156 ± 5 | 0.632 |
| Pregestational BMI a | 25.5 ± 4 | 24.5 ± 3 | 0.176 |
| Number of prenatal check-ups a | 4 ± 2 | 4 ± 0.5 | 0.211 |
| Gynecological age (years) a | 15 ± 8 | 16.5 ± 5 | 0.890 |
| Menarche (age in years) a | 12 ± 2 | 12 ± 1 | 0.878 |
| Weight of the newborn (g) a | 1686 ± 843 | 2167 ± 689 | 0.004 |
| Length of the newborn (cm) a | 40 ± 5 | 48.2 ± 5 | 0.006 |
| Sociodemographic characteristics b | Frequency (%) | ||
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 23 (24) | 4 (13) | 0.556 |
| Married | 35 (37) | 11 (34) | |
| Cohabitation | 37 (39) | 17 (53) | |
| Occupation | 0.883 | ||
| Homemaker | 73 (77) | 24 (75) | |
| Working outside the home | 22 (23) | 8 (25) | |
| Level of education | 0.823 | ||
| Primary or less | 10 (11) | 2 (6) | |
| Middle school | 40 (42) | 14 (44) | |
| High school | 33 (35) | 13 (41) | |
| Professional | 12 (12) | 3 (9) | |
| Socioeconomic level | 0.983 | ||
| Lower to lower-middle class | 95 (100) | 31 (96) | |
Data expressed as the a mean ± standard deviation—Student’s t; b frequency (%)—Pearson’s X2.