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

Table 4

Determinants of low birth weight among newborn babies in Qatar (𝑁=1674).

	Adj. OR (95% CI)	𝑃 value^*
Previous LBW
No	1	0.006
Yes	1.9 (1.3–3.1)
Consanguinity
No	1	0.021
Yes	1.6 (1.1–2.3)
Parity
<2	1	0.043
2-3	1.8 (1.1–3.1)
≥4	2.0 (1.2–3.3)
Smoking shesha
No	1	0.026
Yes	2.0 (1.1–3.7)
Gestational diabetes mellitus
No	1	0.034
Yes	1.8 (1.1–3.4)
Antepartum hemorrhage
No	1	0.048
Yes	1.6 (1.1–2.5)
Anemia
No	1	0.050
Yes	1.6 (1.0–2.4)
Premature rupture of membrane
No	1	0.009
Yes	2.3 (1.2–4.2)
Gestational age
28–31	12.7 (4.6–34.9)	<0.001
31–35	6.3 (3.1–12.7)
≥36	1
Maternal occupation
Housewife	1	0.010
Working outside	0.6 (0.4–0.9)
Housing condition
Villa	1	0.045
Apartment	0.6 (0.2–1.4)
Popular house	1.5 (1.1–2.3)

Outcome = birth weight (1 = low birth weight, 0 = normal birth weight).
^*Two-sided 𝑃 values based on −2 log likelihood ratio statistics.