Table 6.
Factors affecting Apgar score at five minutes among newsborns delivered by cesarean sections under general and spinal anesthesia from January to March 2016 at Gandhi Memorial Hospital.
| Variable | Category | Sig. | COR | AOR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High score | Low score | 95% C.I. | 95% C.I. | ||
| Gestational age | |||||
| Term | 292 | 18 | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ |
| Postterm | 12 | 14 | 0.02 | .037 (.4612-5.483) | 3.824 (.024-26.94) |
| Preterm | 6 | 12 | 0.03 | 2.17 (.272-10.332) | 5.477 (.313-38.12) |
| Uterine incision to delivery time | |||||
| <3 minutes | 118 | 14 | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ |
| >3 minutes | 182 | 30 | .012 | .126 (.025-10.482) | 4.65 (2.134-16.463) |
| Birth weight | |||||
| 1.5-2.5 kg | 80 | 16 | .215 | 1.122 (.574-23.135) | 3.156 (.026-18.352) |
| 2.5-4 kg | 220 | 28 | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ |
| Blood pressure | |||||
| Normotension | 290 | 32 | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ |
| Hypertension | 12 | 12 | .034 | .187 (.277-11.453) | 5.289 (.147-28.35) |
| Gestational type | |||||
| Single | 288 | 36 | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ |
| Multiple | 12 | 8 | .236 | 1.23 (.012-4.45) | 1.477 (0.024-12.84). |