Research Article
Pattern of Maternal Complications and Low Birth Weight: Associated Risk Factors among Highly Endogamous Women
Table 2
Maternal and obstetric characteristics among mothers of LBW and NBW babies in Qatar ().
| | Variable | LBW (%) | NBW (%) | value* |
| | Body mass index (Kg/m2) | | | | | Normal | 46 (41.1) | 779 (49.9) | 0.136 | | Overweight | 32 (28.6) | 420 (26.9) | | Obese | 34 (30.3) | 323 (23.2) | | Consanguinity in parents | | | | | Yes | 45 (40.2) | 536 (34.3) | 0.0 21 | | No | 67 (59.8) | 1026 (65.7) | | Parity | | | | | <2 | 19 (17.0) | 434 (27.8) | 0.038 | | 2-3 | 32 (28.6) | 417 (26.7) | | 4–6 | 57 (50.9) | 625 (40.0) | | >6 | 4 (3.6) | 86 (5.5) | | Previous LBW | | | | | Yes | 21 (18.8) | 158 (10.1) | 0.006 | | No | 91 (81.3) | 1404 (89.9) | | Previous abortion | | | | | Yes | 20 (17.9) | 207 (13.3) | 0.134 | | No | 92 (82.1) | 1355 (81.7) | | Previous still birth | | | | | Yes | 12 (10.7) | 132 (8.5) | 0.409 | | No | 100 (89.3) | 1430 (91.5) | | Antenatal care | | | | | Yes | 90 (80.4) | 1210 (77.5) | 0.478 | | No | 22 (19.6) | 352 (22.5) | | Shesha smoking | | | | | Yes | 13 (11.6) | 96 (6.1) | 0.024 | | No | 99 (88.4) | 1466 (93.9) |
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LBW: low birth weight (birth weight less than 2500 g), NBW: normal birth weight (2500 g or more).
*Two-sided values based on Chi-Square test.
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