Table 5 Showing the mean birthweight ± standard deviation (g) for each disease group.

From: Evaluating the effect of maternal non-communicable disease on adverse pregnancy outcomes and birthweight in Pakistan, a facility based retrospective cohort study

  

Birthweight (g) Mean +/−SD

T-test

GLMF

P value

Diabetes Type 1

Yes

3254 ± 472

P = 0.002

14.77

P < 0.001

No

2833 ± 588

Diabetes Type 2

Yes

2783 ± 676

P = 0.294

1.06

0.3

No

2858 ± 572

Hypertension

Yes

2776 ± 655

P = 0.12

1.75

0.19

No

2858 ± 572

Asthma

Yes

2871 ± 552

P = 0.33

1.49

0.22

No

2829 ± 606

Thyroid disorder

Yes

2822 ± 563

P = 0.35

2.59

0.11

No

2860 ± 610

  1. Independent T tests were performed for each group to determine significant differences. A Generalised linear model was performed including all NCDs and confounding variables. Those in bold remained significant.
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