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

Table 3

Maternal complications among mothers of LBW and NBW babies in Qatar (𝑁=1674).

Variable	LBW 𝑛=112 (%)	NBW 𝑛=1562 (%)	𝑃 value^*
Gestational diabetes mellitus
Yes	13 (11.6)	311 (19.9)	0.032
No	99 (88.4)	1251 (80.1)
Pregnancy hypertension
Yes	15 (13.4)	289 (18.5)	0.175
No	97 (86.8)	1273 (81.5)
Antepartum hemorrhage
Yes	24 (21.4)	226 (14.5)	0.046
No	88 (78.6)	1336 (85.5)
Anemia
Yes	27 (24.1)	265 (17.0)	0.050
No	85 (75.9)	1297 (83.0)
Premature rupture of membrane
Yes	13 (11.6)	85 (5.4)	0.007
No	99 (88.4)	1477 (94.6)
Gestational age (weeks)
28–31	7 (6.3)	9 (0.6)	<0.001
31–36	12 (10.7)	31 (2.0)
≥36	93 (83.0)	1522 (97.4)
Preterm delivery
Yes	23 (20.5)	155 (9.9)	<0.001
No	89 (79.5)	1407 (90.1)

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.