Table 5.
Association between exposure variables with APGAR at fifth minute
| Exposure | Category | APGAR at 5th minute | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≥ 7(%) | < 7(%) | RR | p value | 95% CI | ||
| Type of Anaesthesia administered | Spinal | 79 (76.0) | 4 (50.0) | 1 | – | – |
| General | 25 (24.0) | 4 (50.0) | 2.86 | 0.118 | 0.76–10.71 | |
| Gravidity | Multi-Gravida | 82 (75.2) | 4 (50.0) | 1 | – | – |
| Primi-gravida | 27 (24.8) | 4 (50.0) | 2.77 | 0.131 | 0.74–10.42 | |
| Type of FHR | Abnormal | 92 (84.4) | 7 (87.5) | 1 | – | – |
| Non-Reassuring | 17 (15.6) | 1 (12.5) | 0.79 | 0.816 | 0.10–6.01 | |
| Referral | Not referred | 93 (85.3) | 6 (75.0) | 1 | – | – |
| Referred | 16 (14.7) | 2 (25.0) | 1.83 | 0.434 | 0.40–8.38 | |
| Use of Ephedrine | No | 79 (72.5) | 6 (75.0) | 1 | – | – |
| Yes | 30 (27.5) | 2 (25.0) | 0.88 | 0.878 | 0.19–4.16 | |
| Gestational age | Term | 66 (60.6) | 6 (75.0) | 1 | – | – |
| Premature | 13 (11.9) | 0 (0.00) | – | – | – | |
| Post term | 30 (27.5) | 2 (25.0) | 0.75 | 0.715 | 0.16–3.52 | |
| Birth Weight | Normal or high | 83 (84.7) | 5 (83.3) | 1 | – | – |
| Low | 15 (15.3) | 1 (16.7) | 1.1 | 0.928 | 0.14–8.80 | |
| Previous CS | No | 93 (85.3) | 8 (100.0) | 1 | – | – |
| Yes | 16 (14.7) | 0 (0.0) | – | – | – | |
| Fever | No | 93 (85.3) | 6 (75.0) | 1 | – | – |
| Yes | 16 (14.7) | 2 (25.0) | 1.83 | 0.434 | 0.40–8.38 | |