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.
| Variables | Central () | Peripheral () | value |
| Age in years | Mean ± SD | | | ns |
Min–max | 17–42 | 16–41 | |
| Parity | Median score | 2 | 2 | ns |
[Interquartile range] | | |
Min–max | 1–7 | 1–8 | |
| Body mass index (BMI) in kg/m2 | Mean ± SD | | | ns | Min–max | 16–41 | 16–49 | |
| Primiparas | Number (%) | 136/343 (39.7%) | 81/185 (43.8%) | ns | 95% CI |
[0.34–0.45] | [0.37–0.51] | Multiparas | Number (%) | 207/343 (60.3%) | 104/185 (56.2%) | ns | 95% CI | [0.55–0.66] | [0.49–2.03] |
| Caucasian | Number (%) | 222/343 (64.7%) | 121/185 (65.4%) | ns | 95% CI | [0.60–0.70] | [0.59–0.72] | North African | Number (%) | 102/343 (29.7%) | 55/185 (29.7%) | ns | 95% CI | [0.25–0.35] | [0.23–0.36] | African | Number (%) | 13/343 (3.8%) | 8/185 (4.3%) | ns | 95% CI | [0.02–0.06] | [0.01–0.77] | Asian | Number (%) | 6/343 (1.8%) | 1/185 (0.6%) | ns | 95% CI | [0.00–0.03] | [−0.01-0.02] |
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