Research Article

Birth Outcomes of Newborns after Folic Acid Supplementation in Pregnant Women with Early and Late Pre-Eclampsia: A Population-Based Study

Table 2

Onset (diagnosis) of pregnant women with pre-eclampsia according to gestational month and their birth outcomes.

Gestational monthsNo.%Gestational age (wk)Birth weight (g)Preterm birthLow birth weight
MeanS.D.MeanS.D.No.%No.%

IV363.939.22.73,365540719.425.6
V10911.939.51.93,41452365.532.8
VI11512.539.32.43,3396601412.21210.4
VII18520.239.12.33,2346222513.52211.9
VIII24626.839.12.23,2636032911.8249.8
IX22624.739.91.73,38350394.094.0
Subtotal917100.039.42.13,318583909.8727.9
Unknown1009.839.12.23,2966151414.088.0
Total1,017100.039.42.13,31658610410.2807.9
Reference37,13439.42.03,2755093,3929.12,0875.6
Comparison 𝑡 = 0 . 0 𝑃 = 1 . 0 𝑡 = 2 . 5 𝑃 = . 0 1 1.1(0.9–1.4)*1.4(1.1–1.8)*
With folic acid58057.039.52.03,334577518.8427.2
Without folic acid43743.039.22.23,2915975312.1388.7
Comparison 𝑡 = 2 . 3 𝑃 = . 0 3 𝑡 = 1 . 2 𝑃 = . 0 7 0.7 (0.5–1.0)*0.8 (0.5–1.3)*

OR (95% CI).