Research Article

Foetal Macrosomia and Foetal-Maternal Outcomes at Birth

Table 4

Regression analysis.

Dependent variable
Birth weight
OR (95% CI)
Shoulder dystocia
OR (95% CI)
Anal Sphinct. tears
OR (95% CI)
Duration of Labour
(B)
Bleeding Volume
(B)
Apgar 5 min
(B)
PPPC
(B)

Age (years)1.0 (0.9-1.0) 0.9 (0.8 – 1.1)1.0 (0.9 – 1.0)(0.2) (-2.6)(0.01)(-0.6)
BMI (kg/m2)0.9 (0.9 – 1.0) 0.9 (0.8 – 1.1)1.0 (0.9 – 1.0)(0.1)(1.4)(0.01) (0.2)
Diabetes (yes/no)10.2 (3.5 - 29.4) 26.5 (1.0 - 684) 0.7 (0.8 – 5.1)(-6.8)(-16.7)(0.4) (8.1)
Gestational age at birth (week)0.5 (0.4-0.6) 2.1 (0.7 – 6.0)1.1 (0.9 – 1.4)(-0.2)(1.2)(0.01)(-2.2)
Birth weight (g)-1.0 (0.9 - 1.0) 1.0 (1.0 - 1.1) (-0.01)(0.1) (-0.6)(-0.01)
Apgar score at 5 min-0.3 (0.1 – 0.6)0.9 (0.7 – 1.2)(0.2)(5.0)-(-2.0)
Shoulder dystocia--7.5 (1.5 - 36.3) (-2.2)(-31.3)(1.7) (14.3)
Delivery method-0.7 (0.2 – 2.0)0.9 (0.7 – 1.1)(2.1) (52.2) (0.9) (8.1)
Mode of starting labour-1.8 (0.6 – 5.7)1.1 (0.8 – 1.6)(7.1) (37.3) (0.01)(6.0)
Vaginal tears-13 (2.2 - 78.5) 37.2 (18.6 - 74.3) (1.7)(146.7) (0.2) (11.9)
Cervical tears-0.01 (0.01 – 0.1)0.4 (0.2 – 0.9)(-4.6)(503.5) (0.1)(-0.7)
Anal Sphincter tears-9.7 (0.5 – 178)-(0.3)(65.1)(0.2)(10.3)
Bleeding volume (ml)-1.0 (0.9 – 1.0)0.9 (0.3 – 2.6)(-0.01)-(0.01)(0.01)
Duration of labour (h)-0.9 (0.8 – 1.0)1.0 (0.9 – 1.0)-(-0.9)(0.01)(0.7)
Postpartum care at the hospital (h)-1.0 (0.9 – 1.0)1.0 (1.0 – 1.1)(0.05) (1.5)(-0.01)-

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; B, B-coefficient; and PPPC, period of postpartum care at hospital. = p < 0.05; = p < 0.01; = p < 0.001.