CHARACTERISTIC | REGIONAL DELIVERIES (N = 115) | RURAL DELIVERIES (N = 140) | P VALUE | ANALYSIS METHOD |
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Maternal | ||||
• Mean (SD) maternal age, y | 26 (5) | 26 (5) | .57 | t test |
• Median (IQR) gravity | 2 (1–4) | 3 (2–4) | .39 | Mann-Whitney U |
• Median (IQR) parity | 1 (0–2) | 1 (0–2) | .10 | Mann-Whitney U |
• No. (%) nulliparous | 39 (34) | 40 (29) | .36 | χ2 test |
Infant | ||||
• Mean (SD) birth weight, g | 3433 (467) | 3462 (462) | .61 | t test |
• Mean (SD) head circumference, cm | 35 (1.4) | 35 (1.4) | .33 | t test |
IQR—interquartile range.