Research Article

Foetal Macrosomia and Foetal-Maternal Outcomes at Birth

Table 1

Demographic and baseline characteristics of the patients.

ā€‰G Macrosomia
(n = 285)
G Upper-normal
(n = 593)
G Normal
(n = 495)
G comparisons

Maternal age (years)30 (26)30 (33)29 (33)b, c, c
BMI (kg/m2)26.8 (53.5)24.5 (54.9)23.5 (41.2)a, b, c
Gestational age (weeks)41 (5)40 (6)39 (5)a, b, c
Previous caesarean, n (%)26 (9.1%)51 (8.6%)38 (7.7%)ā€‰

Data are presented as numbers (%) or medians (range). G, group; a, p < 0.01 for G1 versus G2; b, p < 0.01 for G1 versus G3; c, p < 0,01 for G 2 versus G3; and n, number of patients.