Table 2 Comparison of participant’s observations with respect to pregnancy outcomes
Variable | No. | Combined | Normal delivery | Unfavourable outcome | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | No | Mean (SD) | No | Mean (SD) | T test (P-value) | ||
Maternal age | 1115 | 25.36 (5.96) | 958 | 25.33 (5.74) | 157 | 25.55 (7.17) | −0.43 (0.67) |
Maternal height | 1092 | 158.90 (9.53) | 942 | 159.09 (9.53) | 150 | 157.74 (9.48) | 1.61 (0.11) |
Maternal weight | 1106 | 63.75 (9.78) | 952 | 64.14 (9.76) | 154 | 61.28 (9.52) | 3.38 (0.01) |
Maternal pelvis height | 1117 | 7.32 (1.89) | 959 | 7.28 (1.85) | 158 | 7.58 (2.09) | −1.84 (0.07) |
Gravida | 1081 | 3.07 (2.15) | 931 | 3.01 (1.99) | 150 | 3.45 (2.95) | −2.34 (0.02) |
Symphysio-fundal height | 1121 | 38.19 (0.72) | 968 | 38.19 (0.71) | 153 | 38.16 (0.80) | 0.45 (0.65) |
Foetal head descent | 1022 | 0.97 (0.18) | 878 | 0.97 (0.16) | 144 | 0.94 (0.23) | 1.70 (0.09) |
Augmentation | 1033 | 0.07 (0.25) | 914 | 0,07 (0.25) | 119 | 0.08 (0.27) | −0.41 (0.68) |
Sex of baby | 1016 | 0.53 (0.50) | 893 | 0.52 (0.50) | 123 | 0.57 (0.50) | −0.96 (0.34) |
Meconium stained liquor | 1083 | 0.47 (0.64) | 948 | 0.41 (0.58) | 135 | 0.91 (0.82) | −8.88 (<0.01) |
Caput present | 1062 | 0.14 (0.35) | 933 | 0.12 (0.32) | 129 | 0.33 (0.47) | −6.71 (<0.01) |
APGAR Score at 5 min | 1085 | 9.41 (3.31) | 954 | 9.54 (3.36) | 131 | 8.44 (2.71) | 3.57 (<0.01) |
Birth weight | 1105 | 3.18 (0.52) | 973 | 3.17 (0.50) | 132 | 3.31 (0.59) | −2.93 (<0.01) |
BMI | 1087 | 25.34 (4.14) | 937 | 25.44 (4.23) | 150 | 24.69 (3.44) | 2.06 (0.04) |