Determination of Accuracy of Fetal Weight Using Ultrasound and Clinical Fetal Weight Estimations in Calabar South, South Nigeria

Table 1

The demographic characteristics of the study population.

Characteristics	Mean (S.D.)	Median	Range	Mean (S.D) LBW	Mean (S.D) NBW	Mean (S.D) MB	value of ANOVA
Maternal age (years)	28.86 (6.355)	27	16–44	24.92 (5.854)	28.78 (6.580)	31.42 (5.073)	0.060
Parity	2.14 (1.737)	2	0–9	1.33 (1.96)	2.04 (1.51)	3.25 (2.32)	0.001^*
Maternal weight (kg)	72.48 (11.561)	71.00	53–109	63.66 (12.203)	71.93 (10.551)	80.62 (12.011)	0.000^*
Gestational age at delivery (weeks)	39.5 (1.513)	39	37–42	37.6 (2.068)	39.9 (1.420)	38.9 (1.725)	0.36

value () = significant.
LBW: low birth weight.
NBW: normal birth weight.
MB: macrosomic birth.
S.D.: standard deviation.