Table 3 Factors associated with fetal macrosomia among deliveries attended in public health institutions of Hawassa, South Ethiopia 2017
Risk factors to macrosomia | Birth weight | Odds ratios (OR) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Macrosomia | No macrosomia | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
Sex of the child | ||||
Male | 47 (8.1%) | 283 (48.8%) | 2.4 (1.3–4.4) | 2.2 (1.1–4.2)* |
Female | 16 (2.8%) | 234 (40.4%) | 1 | 1 |
Gestation (weeks) | ||||
≥ 37 | 37 (6.4%) | 96 (16.6%) | 6.2 (3.6–10.8) | 6.0 (3.1–11.1)* |
< 37 | 26 (4.8%) | 421 (72.6%) | 1 | 1 |
Previous history of infant with macrosomia | ||||
Had infant with macrosomia | 30 (5.1%) | 27 (4.7%) | 16.5 (8.8–30.9) | 14.5 (7.2–29.2)* |
No history of previous infant with macrosomia | 33 (5.7%) | 490 (84.5%) | 1 | 1 |
Monthly income in Ethiopian Birr (ETB) | ||||
< 1000 | 38 (6.6%) | 136 (23.5%) | 0.43 (0.21–0.88) | 0.49 (0.21–1.12) |
1001–2000 | 25 (4.3%) | 94 (16.2%) | 0.71 (0.35–1.44) | 0.59 (0.24–1.41) |
2001–3675 | 34 (5.9%) | 108 (18.6%) | 0.52 (0.26–1.10) | 0.53 (0.22–1.35) |
> 3675 | 38 (6.6%) | 107 (23.5%) | 1 | 1 |