Research Article

Influence of the Umbilical Cord Insertion Site on the Optimal Individual Birth Weight Achievement

Table 2

Main demographic characteristics of the mother in the two categories of umbilical cord insertion site.

VariablesCentral
( )
Peripheral
( )
value

Age in yearsMean ± SD ns
Min–max17–4216–41

ParityMedian score 2 2ns
[Interquartile range]
Min–max1–71–8

Body mass index (BMI) in kg/m2Mean ± SD ns
Min–max16–4116–49

PrimiparasNumber (%)136/343 (39.7%)81/185 (43.8%)ns
95% CI [0.34–0.45][0.37–0.51]
MultiparasNumber (%)207/343 (60.3%)104/185 (56.2%)ns
95% CI[0.55–0.66][0.49–2.03]

CaucasianNumber (%)222/343 (64.7%)121/185 (65.4%)ns
95% CI[0.60–0.70][0.59–0.72]
North AfricanNumber (%)102/343 (29.7%)55/185 (29.7%)ns
95% CI[0.25–0.35][0.23–0.36]
AfricanNumber (%)13/343 (3.8%)8/185 (4.3%)ns
95% CI[0.02–0.06][0.01–0.77]
AsianNumber (%)6/343 (1.8%)1/185 (0.6%)ns
95% CI[0.00–0.03][−0.01-0.02]