Table 2.
Weights for Live Births at 100-Bed, Rural Mission Hospital in India
| 2010a (N = 552) | 2011a (N = 575) | X2 or t | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest Weight | 980 | 960 | ||||
| Highest Weight | 4400 | 3740 | ||||
| Average Weight | 2639.6 | 2568.6 | 2.028* | |||
| Low Birth Weightb | 38.1% | 39.7% | .897 | |||
| t | 95% CI | t | 95% CI | |||
| Average Weight (SD) | ||||||
| Female | 2567.8 (526.9) | 2.48* | 25.30, 219.8 | 2517.6 (501.4) | 2.16* | 9.2, 192.4 |
| Male | 2690.3 (546.1) | 2618.4 (538.8) | ||||
| Average Weight - General Ward (SD) | ||||||
| Female | 2580.1 (525.9) | 1.19 | –48.28, 196.06 | 2480.2 (511.3) | 2.19* | 12.2, 228.7 |
| Male | 2654.0 (529.3) | 2600.7 (532.5) | ||||
| Average Weight - Private Room (SD) | ||||||
| Female | 2615.7 (501.2) | 2.56* | 46.28, 358.73 | 2673.3 (388.1) | 0.81 | –91.9, 220.1 |
| Male | 2818.2 (521.5) | 2737.4 (494.3) | ||||
| All Babiesa | ||||||
| General Ward | 2627.0 (527.6) | –1.98* | –197.3, 0.52 | 2543.8 (525.3) | –3.26** | –266.9, –66.1 |
| Private Room | 2725.9 (520.7) | 2710.4 (452.1) |
Note: All weights reported in grams.
a
Females and males combined,
b
weight ≤ 2,500 grams.
*
p < .05,
**
p < .01, two-tailed.