. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Apr 28.

Published in final edited form as: Am J Perinatol. 2019 Sep 28;38(4):342–349. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1697586

Table 5.

Individual neonatal morbidity outcomes

	BMI < 30 kg/m² N = 1552	BMI ≥30 kg/m² N = 1396	p-Value
Composite components
Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy	2 (0.1)	14 (1.0)	0.001
Therapeutic hypothermia	2 (0.1)	16 (1.2)	<0.001
Intubation	8 (0.5)	19 (1.4)	0.02
Respiratory distress	69 (4.5)	95 (6.8)	0.005
pH < 7.10	20 (1.3)	30 (2.2)	0.71
Sepsis	2 (0.1)	0	–
5-minute APGAR < 7	37 (2.4)	59 (4.2)	0.005
NICU admission	173 (11.2)	216 (15.5)	0.001

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; NICU, neonatal intensive care unit.

Note: Values are n (%), unless otherwise specified.