. 2019 Oct 7;19:344. doi: 10.1186/s12884-019-2460-y

Table 1.

Characteristics of mothers and their infants (n = 75)

Variables	Vaginal delivery (n = 40)	Cesarean section (n = 35)	P-value
Birth weight (g)	3247.37 ± 407.65^a	3219.28 ± 382.22^a	0.76^b
Birth length (cm)	50.37 ± 2.09^a	50.85 ± 2.54^a	0.23^c
Birth head circumference (cm)	34.83 ± 1.21^a	34.84 ± 0.91^a	0.83^c
Birth chest circumference (cm)	33.71 ± 1.09^a	33.67 ± 1.48^a	0.72^c
Gender
Male	21 (52.5) ^d	18 (51.4) ^d	0.92^e
Female	19 (47.5) ^d	17 (48.6) ^d	0.92^e
Maternal age (y)
≤ 25	14 (35) ^d	8 (22.9) ^d	0.26^e
26–35	24 (60) ^d	22 (62.9) ^d
> 35	2 (5) ^d	5 (14.3) ^d
Maternal education
< 12 years education	21 (52.5) ^d	17(48.6) ^d	0.73^e
≥ 12 years education	19 (47.5) ^d	18 (51.4) ^d	0.73^e
Number of live births
0	18(45) ^d	8 (22.9) ^d	0.14^e
1	16 (40) ^d	16 (45.7) ^d
2	4 (10) ^d	9 (25.7) ^d
≥3	2 (5) ^d	2 (5.7) ^d
Number of deliveries
0	18 (45) ^d	8 (22.9) ^d	0.1^e
1	16 (40) ^d	15 (42.9) ^d
2	4 (10) ^d	10 (28.6) ^d
≥3	2 (5) ^d	2 (5.7) ^d
Number of pregnancies
1	16 (40) ^d	7 (20) ^d	0.068^e
2	14 (35) ^d	9 (25.7) ^d
3	7 (17.5) ^d	14 (40) ^d
4≥	3 (7.5) ^d	5 (14.3) ^d
Number of miscarriages
0	34 (85) ^d	24 (68.6) ^d	0.21^e
1	5 (12.5) ^d	10 (28.6) ^d
2≥	1 (2.5) ^d	1 (2.9) ^d
Maternal BMI at birth (kg/m²)
18.5–24.9	13 (32.5) ^d	5 (14.3) ^d	0.16^e
25–29.9	16 (40) ^d	16 (45.7) ^d
30≥	11 (27.5) ^d	14 (40) ^d

^a, mean ± SD; ^b, T-test; ^c, Mann-Whitney; ^d, Number (%); ^e, Chi- square