Table 3.

Association between IPI and adverse perinatal outcome among pregnant mothers 2020 (N = 438).

Variables	Short IPI, n = 146	Optimal IPI, n = 292	RR	95% CI for RR	P-value
Low birth weight
Yes	20 (13.69%)	19 (6.5%)	2.1054	1.16–3.82	0.014
No	126 (86.31%)	273 (93.5%)
Low APGAR score
Yes	17 (11.6%)	31 (10.6%)	1.0967	1.06–2.69	0.034
No	129 (88.4%)	261 (89.4%)
Perinatal mortality
Yes	2 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2	0.28–14.05	0.486
No	144 (98.6%)	290 (99.3%)
Small for gestational age
Yes	9 (6.2%)	6 (2.05%)	2.6667	1.19–7.54	0.006
No	137 (93.8%)	286 (97.95%)
Preterm birth
Yes	11 (7.5%)	13 (4.5%)	3.1428	1.04–4.66	0.017
No	138 (92.5%)	278 (95.5%)