Pattern of Maternal Complications and Low Birth Weight: Associated Risk Factors among Highly Endogamous Women

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics among mothers of LBW and NBW babies in Qatar (𝑁=1674).

Variable	LBW 𝑛=112 (%)	NBW 𝑛=1562 (%)	𝑃 value^*
Nationality
Qatari	56 (50.0)	728 (46.6)	0.487
Non-Qatari	56 (50.0)	834 (53.4)
Maternal age at delivery
<25 yrs	20 (17.9)	246 (15.7)	0.743
25–34 yrs	56 (50.0)	766 (49.0)
≥35 yrs	36 (32.1)	550 (35.2)
Maternal education
Primary or below	28 (25.0)	267 (17.1)	0.120
Intermediate	10 (8.9)	139 (8.9)
Secondary and above	74 (66.1)	1156 (74.0)
Mother’s occupation
House wife	81 (72.3)	935 (59.9)	0.009
Working outside	31 (27.7)	627 (40.1)
Household income (∫)
<10,000	56 (50.0)	731 (46.8)	0.512
≥10,000	56 (50.0)	831 (53.2)
Type of residence
Villa	67 (59.8)	1027 (65.7)	0.033
Apartment	5 (4.5)	135 (8.6)
Popular house	40 (35.7)	1027 (65.7)
Place of living
Urban	94 (83.9)	1334 (85.4)	0.670
Semi urban	18 (16.1)	228 (14.6)
Father’s occupation
Business	21 (18.8)	263 (16.8)	0.263
Retired	20 (17.9)	230 (14.7)
Professional	11 (9.8)	260 (16.6)
Others	60 (53.6)	809 (51.8)

∫: Qatari Riyal, LBW: low birth weight (birth weight less than 2500 g), NBW: normal birth weight (2500 g or more).
^*Two-sided 𝑃 values based on Chi-Square test.