Table 3.
Gestational age, birth weight, and breastfeeding of the children according to blood pressure categories
| All, n=3562 | Normotensive, n=2721 | Prehypertensive, n=355 | Hypertensive, n=486 | P= | P=* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gestational age, n=(%) | ||||||
| 25-32 w | 20 (0.6) | 7 (0.3) | 5 (1.4) | 8 (1.6) | <0.001 | <0.005 |
| 33-36 w | 240 (6.7) | 137 (5.0) | 50 (14.1) | 53 (10.9) | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| >36 w | 3302 (92.7) | 2577 (94.7) | 300 (84.5) | 425 (87.5) | 0.07 | 0.21 |
| Birth weight, n=(%) | ||||||
| ≤1500 g | 18 (0.5) | 9 (0.4) | 5 (1.4) | 4 (0.8) | 0.22 | 0.99 |
| 1501-2500 g | 369 (10.4) | 212 (7.8) | 70 (19.7) | 87 (17.9) | <0.0001 | <0.0005 |
| >2500 g | 3175 (86.0) | 2500 (91.8) | 280 (78.9) | 395 (81.3) | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| Breastfeeding, n=(%) | ||||||
| -exclusive | 3064 (86.0) | 2407 (88.5) | 277 (78.0) | 380 (78.2) | <0.0001 | <0.0005 |
| -no exclusive, ≥ 4 months | 2380 (66.8) | 1891 (69.5) | 191 (53.8) | 298 (61.3) | <0.01 | <0.05 |
| -no exclusive, <4 months | 482 (13.5) | 299 (10.9) | 77 (21.7) | 106 (21.8) | 0.38 | 0.99 |
w: weeks.
*
P: adjusted p-value through Bonferroni correction.