Personal Oral Infection Control, Low Birthweight, and Preterm Births in Appalachia West Virginia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Low birthweight and preterm birth by personal oral infection control/week.

Personal Oral Infection Control
	Less than 13 times per week	13 or more times per week	Fisher’s Exact P-value (1 sided)
Preterm			.024
Yes	29	30
No	277	509
Low birthweight			.008
Yes	28	25
No	278	514

Low birthweight, defined as less than 2500 grams.
Preterm, defined as less than 37 weeks gestation.