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. 2022 Aug 30;99(1):86–93. doi: 10.1016/j.jped.2022.07.007

Table 3.

Crude and adjusted relative risks of the composite neonatal morbidity and mortality (CNMM) among selected growth phenotypes by BNRN and IG21 (n = 1172).

Growth phenotype Univariate
Multivariatea
RR-BNRN (95%CI) RR-IG21(95%CI) aRR-BNRN (95%CI) aRR-IG21(95%CI)
Weight-for-GA
 < 3rd centile (SGA) 1.55 (1.32; 1.83) 1.59 (1.45; 1.76) 1,45 (0,92; 2,31) 1,60 (1,27; 2,02)
 < 10th centile (SGA) 1.63 (1.49; 1.79) 1.60 (1.46; 1.75) 1,62 (1,29; 2,03) 1,64 (1,34; 1,99)
 > 97th centile (LGA) 0.93 (0.68; 1.29) 1.10 (0.75; 1.62) 0,90 (0,55; 1,47) 1,05 (0,55; 1,99)
Length-for-GA
 < 3rd centile (stunted) 1.68 (1.50; 1.90) 1.60 (1.45; 176) 1,65 (1,08; 2,51) 1.58 (1.28; 1.96)
W/L-for-GA
 < 3rd centile 1.70 (1.52; 1.90) 1.40 (0.98; 1.98) 1,63 (1,09; 2,43) 1,32 (0,62; 2,80)
BMI-for-GA
 < 3rd centile (wasted) 1.46 (1.23; 1.73) N/A 1,48 (1,02; 2,17) N/A
PI-for-GA
 < 3rd centile 1.55 (1.32; 1.83) N/A 1,55 (1,02; 2,34) N/A

BNRN, Brazilian Neonatal Research Network; IG21, Intergrowth 21st; RR, crude relative risk; CI, confidence interval; aRR, adjusted relative risk; GA, gestational age; SGA, small for gestational age; LGA, large for gestational age; W/L, weight-to-length ratio (kg/m); BMI, body-mass index (kg/m2); PI, ponderal index (kg/m3); N/A, not available.

a

The aRR was adjusted for maternal variables (skin color, education, hypertension, diabetes, smoking, drinking alcohol, and delivery type) and newborn variables (Apgar 5’ < 7).