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Table 1 Association between head circumference and maternal and infant factors

From: Serial head circumference measurements should be used to classify congenital microcephaly

 

n

Head circumference (cm)

P-value

At birth (HC1)

At DOL3 (HC2)

Mean difference (HC2 - HC1)

Gestation

 28–< 37 weeks

136

31.89 ± 1.66

32.08 ± 1.57

0.19 ± 0.74

0.712

 ≥ 37 weeks

995

33.81 ± 1.36

33.98 ± 1.17

0.17 ± 0.76

 

Delivery mode

 Vaginal

579

33.39 ± 1.42

33.70 ± 1.25

0.32 ± 0.79

 < 0.001

 Caesarean

552

33.78 ± 0.07

33.80 ± 0.06

0.02 ± 0.03

 

Presentation

 Vertex

1074

33.56 ± 1.51

33.75 ± 1.34

0.19 ± 1.76

 < 0.001

 Breech or transverse

57

34.00 ± 1.82

33.83 ± 1.93

-0.16 ± 0.53

 

Labor pain

 Present

788

33.38 ± 0.05

33.67 ± 0.05

0.29 ± 0.03

 < 0.001

 Absent

343

34.04 ± 0.08

33.93 ± 0.07

-0.11 ± 0.03

 

Size

 AGA

1014

33.65 ± 1.43

33.80 ± 1.29

0.15 ± 0.76

 < 0.001

 Symmetrical SGA

35

31.19 ± 1.72

31.83 ± 1.84

0.64 ± 0.67

 

 Asymmetrical SGA

54

32.67 ± 1.22

33.00 ± 0.94

0.34 ± 0.72

 

 LGA

28

35.69 ± 0.99

35.55 ± 1.04

-0.15 ± 0.49

 

Parous

 G1

487

33.49 ± 1.55

33.71 ± 1.39

0.22 ± 0.75

0.235

 G2

422

33.64 ± 1.50

33.76 ± 1.37

0.12 ± 0.72

 

 G3

164

33.64 ± 1.53

33.82 ± 1.27

0.18 ± 0.87

 

 G > 3

58

33.77 ± 1.70

33.86 ± 1.58

0.10 ± 0.76

 
  1. Data are displayed as mean ± standard deviation and were analyzed using one-way ANOVA
  2. DOL3 3 days of life, SGA Small-for-gestational age, LGA Large-for-gestational age, AGA Appropriate-for-gestational age
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