Maternal Body Mass Index Does Not Affect Neonatal Umbilical Artery Blood Gas Parameters

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of normal weight and obese patients.

Baseline characteristics	Normal weight	Obese	𝑃 value
Age (years)	25.0 ± 6.9	26.9 ± 6.6	0.25*
Hispanics	35 (70%)	33 (66%)	0.67**
Gravity (mean)
1	16 (32%)	8 (16%)	0.061**
2	9 (18%)	10 (20%)	0.80**
3	12 (24%)	15 (30%)	0.50**
4 or more	13 (26%)	17 (34%)	0.38**
Parity (mean)
0	25 (50%)	15 (30%)	0.04**
1	14 (28%)	16 (32%)	0.66**
2	8 (16%)	8 (16%)	1.00**
3 or more	3 (6%)	11 (22%)	0.02**
Mean gestational age at birth (weeks and days)	38 and 6	39 and 1	0.14*
Cesarean section	11 (22%)	14 (28%)	0.49**
Previous Cesarean section	6 (12%)	8 (16%)	0.56**
Prenatal visits (mean)	9.73 ± 4.0	10.6 ± 3.3	0.26*
GBS	8 (16%)	9 (18%)	0.79**
Total	50	50

∗Student'S 𝑡-test, **chi-square test.