Research Article
Association between Maternal Pelvis Height and Intrapartum Foetal Head Moulding in Ugandan Mothers with Spontaneous Vertex Deliveries
Table 2
Showing the comparison of means for the different variables by study site.
| | Variable (units) | Mean (standard deviation) | ANOVA ( value) | | Site | Overall | Mulago | Kitgum | Kumi |
| | Age (years) | 25.65 (5.36) | 25.48 (4.61) | 25.72 (5.60) | 25.89 (7.01) | 1.71 (0.18) | | Height (centimetres) | 161.03 (6.76) | 159.84 (7.09) | 163.14 (5.60) | 160.69 (6.88) | 107.78 (<0.01) | | Weight (kilograms) | 65.67 (9.36) | 66.99 (9.68) | 66.64 (8.15) | 59.94 (8.46) | 179.14 (<0.01) | | Gravidity | 2.95 (2.11) | 2.39 (1.21) | 3.30 (2.36) | 3.94 (3.09) | 182.72 (<0.01) | | Fundal height (centimetres) | 37.76 (0.86) | 37.95 (0.55) | 37.57 (1.04) | 37.55 (1.12) | 118.12 (<0.01) | | Presence of caput succedaneum (yes = 1, no = 0) | 0.07 (0.27) | 0.06 (0.24) | 0.05 (0.24) | 0.15 (0.38) | 42.71 (0.01) | | Meconium staining (yes = 1, no = 0) | 0.11 (0.37) | 0.11 (0.33) | 0.06 (0.27) | 0.26 (0.58) | 71.66 (<0.01) | | Augmentation (yes = 1, no = 0) | 0.05 (0.21) | 0.04 (0.18) | 0.06 (0.22) | 0.07 (0.26) | 7.71 (<0.01) | | Birth weight (kilograms) | 3.14 (0.47) | 3.22 (0.47) | 3.12 (0.37) | 2.96 (0.57) | 94.37 (<0.01) | | Moulding (yes = 1, no = 0) | 0.28 (0.40) | 0.47 (0.41) | 0.13 (0.25) | 0.15 (0.30) | 189.04 (<0.01) | | Rupture of membranes (yes = 1, no = 0) | 0.30 (0.27) | 0.27 (0.50) | 0.36 (0.23) | 0.26 (0.19) | 11.19 (<0.010) | | Sex of baby (male = 1, female = 0) | 0.48 (0.50) | 0.48 (0.50) | 0.48 (0.50) | 0.46 (0.50) | 0.54 (0.58) | | Duration of active phase (hours) | 6.85 (2.30) | 6.36 (1.79) | 7.81 (3.21) | 6.52 (1.66) | 34.58 (<0.01) | | Apgar score at 5 mins | 9.57 (0.72) | 9.56 (0.67) | 9.64 (0.78) | 9.42 (0.71) | 20.23 (<0.01) | | Pelvis height (centimetres) | 6.97 (2.00) | 5.75 (1.46) | 7.71 (1.42) | 9.35 (1.18) | 204.89 (<0.01) |
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