| <  15% | 15–30% | > 30% | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Number of live births | 301 | 469 | 214 | – |
Boys | 139 (46.2)a | 219 (46.7) | 93 (43.5) | 0.731 |
Girls | 162 (53.8) | 250 (53.3) | 121 (56.5) | – |
Gestational age (weeks) | 38.0 ± 2.2 | 38.1 ± 2.4 | 38.0 ± 2.1 | 0.461 |
Singletons | 39.0 ± 1.9 | 39.1 ± 1.6 | 39.0 ± 1.3 | 0.282 |
Twins | 36.7 ± 1.9b | 36.1 ± 2.4b,c | 36.7 ± 2.2c | 0.043 |
Prematurity (<  37 weeks) | 78 (25.9) | 143 (30.5) | 60 (28.0) | 0.395 |
Singletons | 10 (7.7) | 23 (10.1) | 4 (4.9) | 0.369 |
Twins | 68 (39.8)d | 120 (49.8)d | 56 (42.4) | 0.107 |
Birthweight (grams) | 2842.2 ± 661.4 | 2876.4 ± 665.0 | 2820.9 ± 584.5 | 0.411 |
Singletons | 3305.2 ± 562.5 | 3311.4 ± 534.3 | 3297.9 ± 468.6 | 0.826 |
Twins | 2490.3 ± 493.4 | 2463.1 ± 490.6 | 2528.3 ± 438.0 | 0.613 |
LBW (<  2500 g) | 73 (24.3) | 115 (24.6) | 62 (29.1) | 0.386 |
Singletons | 9 (6.9) | 10 (4.4) | 4 (4.9)e | 0.575 |
Twins | 64 (37.4) | 105 (43.8)e | 58 (43.9) | 0.380 |