Table 1 Neonatal & maternal socio-demographic factors of study population (N; %, the dominator number is indicated when there is missing data).
Risk factors and outcomes | Any congenital anomaly | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 332) n (%) | No (n = 24,741) n (%) | Total (n = 25,073) n (%) | ||
Nationality† | 0.102 | |||
Qatari | 93 (28) | 5770/24,737 (23.3) | 5863/25,069 (23.4) | |
Other arabs | 138 (41.6) | 10,483/24,737 (42.4) | 10,621/25,069 (42.4) | |
Other nationalities | 101 (30.4) | 8484/24,737 (34.3) | 8585/25,069 (34.2) | |
Maternal age | 0.185 | |||
20–34 years | 250 (75.3) | 19,579 (79.1) | 19,829 (79.1) | |
< 20 years | 6 (1.8) | 482 (1.9) | 488 (1.9) | |
≥ 35 years | 76 (22.9) | 4680 (18.9) | 4756 (19) | |
Pregnancy type | 0.000 | |||
Singleton | 297 (89.5) | 23,739 (96) | 24,036 (95.9) | |
Multiple | 35 (10.5) | 1002 (4) | 1037 (4.1) | |
Parity† | 0.491 | |||
Nulliparous | 100 (30.1) | 7026/24,737 (28.4) | 7126/25,069 (28.4) | |
Parity ≥ 1 | 232 (69.9) | 17,711/24,737 (71.6) | 17,943/25,069 (71.6) | |
Diabetes | 0.017 | |||
None | 234 (70.5) | 17,170 (69.4) | 17,404/18,693 (69.4) | |
GDM | 83 (25) | 7000 (28.3) | 7083/18,693 (28.2) | |
PGDM | 15 (4.5) | 571 (2.3) | 586/18,693 (2.3) | |
Chronic hypertension | 0.978 | |||
No | 328 (98.8) | 24,447 (98.8) | 24,775 (98.8) | |
Yes | 4 (1.2) | 294 (1.2) | 298 (1.2) | |
Consanguinity† | 0.115 | |||
No | 65/104 (62.5) | 5832/8372 (69.7) | 5897/8476 (69.6) | |
Yes | 39/104 (37.5) | 2540/8372 (30.3) | 2579/8476 (30.4) | |
Pregnancy mode† | 0.000 | |||
Spontaneous | 299/330 (90.6) | 23,688/24,603 (96.3) | 23,987/24,933 (96.2) | |
Assisted conception | 31/330 (9.4) | 915/24,603 (3.7) | 946/24,933 (3.8) | |
Delivery mode | 0.000 | |||
Vaginal | 170 (51.2) | 16,347 (66.1) | 16,517 (65.9) | |
Caesarean | 162 (48.8) | 8394 (33.9) | 8556 (34.1) | |
Gestational age at birth | 0.000 | |||
24–31 weeks | 43 (13) | 376 (1.5) | 419 (1.7) | |
32–36 weeks | 73 (22) | 2028 (8.2) | 2101 (8.4) | |
≥ 37 weeks | 216 (65.1) | 22,337 (90.3) | 22,553 (89.9) | |
Birth weight† | 0.000 | |||
≤ 2499 g | 124/331 (37.5) | 2276/24,733 (9.2) | 2400/25,064 (9.6) | |
≥ 2500 g | 207/331 (62.5) | 22,457/24,733 (90.8) | 22,664/25,064 (90.4) | |
Macrosomic baby† | 0.073 | |||
< 4 kg | 322/331 (97.3) | 23,536/24,733 (95.2) | 23,858/25,064 (95.2) | |
≥ 4 kg | 9/331 (2.7) | 1197/24,733 (4.8) | 1206/25,064 (4.8) | |
Apgar < 7 at 1 min | 0.000 | |||
No | 270 (81.3) | 24,168 (97.7) | 24,438 (97.5) | |
Yes | 62 (18.7) | 573 (2.3) | 635 (2.5) | |
Apgar < 7 at 5 min | 0.000 | |||
No | 309 (93.1) | 24,686 (99.8) | 24,995 (99.7) | |
Yes | 23 (6.9) | 55 (0.2) | 78 (0.3) | |
Gender† | 0.294 | |||
Male | 179 (53.9) | 12,619/24,735 (51) | 12,798/25,067 (51.1) | |
Female | 153 (46.1) | 12,116/24,735 (49) | 12,269/25,067 (48.9) | |
Baby outcome† | 0.000 | |||
Discharged alive | 281 (84.6) | 24,693/24,739 (99.8) | 24,974/25,071 (99.6) | |
Died in hospital | 51 (15.4) | 46/24,739 (0.2) | 97/25,071 (0.4) | |
Baby disposition† | 0.000 | |||
Postnatal ward | 46 (13.9) | 21,056 (85.1) | 21,102 (84.2) | |
NICU or died in LR/OT | 286 (86.1) | 3682 (14.9) | 3968 (15.8) | |
Maternal BMI | 0.164 | |||
Normal | 37/128 (28.9) | 3282/9606 (34.2) | 3319/9734 (34.1) | |
Underweight | 7/128 (5.5) | 250/9606 (2.6) | 257/9734 (2.6) | |
Overweight | 43/128 (33.6) | 3171/9606 (33) | 3214/9734 (33) | |
Obese | 41/128 (32) | 2903/9606 (30.2) | 2944/9734 (30.2) | |
