Research Article

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

Table 3

Confounding variables involved in fetal growth restriction.

VariablesCentral
( )
Peripheral
( )
value

Prepregnancy pathologyNumber (%)9/343 (2.6%)7/185 (3.8%)ns
95% CI[0.01–0.04][0.01–0.07]

Uterine anomalyNumber (%)4/343 (1.2%)0/185 (0%)ns
95% CI[0.00–0.02][0.00-0.00]

Pregnancy pathologyNumber (%)37/343 (10.8%)17/185 (9.2%)ns
95% CI[0.08–0.14] [0.05–0.13]

Tobacco useNumber (%)34/343 (9.9%)37/185 (20.0%)0.0012
95% CI[0.07–0.13][0.14–0.26]