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Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics associated with PPV and supplemental O2 in the delivery room in newborns with ≥ 34 weeks/gestation

From: Factors associated with the use of supplemental oxygen or positive pressure ventilation in the delivery room, in infants born with a gestational age ≥ 34 weeks

 

PPV

P-value

Supplemental O2

P-value*

 

n

%

n

%

Source of payment of birth

 Public (18,021)

755

4.2

0.029

2,272

12.6

<0.001

 Private (4,700)

164

3.5

701

14.9

Age in years

 12–19 (4,269)

210

4.9

<0.001

519

12.2

0.013

 20–34 (16,061)

591

3.7

2,104

13.1

 ≥ 35 (2,384)

116

4.9

350

14.7

Years of schooling

 ≤ 7 (5,979)

225

3.8

0.494

686

11.5

<0.001

 8 to 10 (5,778)

236

4.1

727

12.6

 11 to 14 (8,800)

370

4.2

1,243

14.1

 ≥ 15 (2,050)

76

3.7

303

14.8

Previous births

 0 (10,539)

480

4.6

0.001

1,488

14.1

<0.001

 1–2 (9,826)

356

3.6

1,230

12.5

 ≥ 3 (2,355)

83

3.5

255

10.8

Fetal presentation

 Cefalic (21,798)

877

4.0

0.407

2,815

12.9

<0.001

 Non-cefalic (n = 922)

42

4.6

159

17.3

Type of pregnancy

 Single (22,257)

883

4.0

<0.001

2,857

12.8

<0.001

 Multiple (463)

36

7.8

117

25.3

Obstetric risk

 Any (5,072)

303

6.0

<0.001

883

17.4

<0.001

 Hypertensive disorders (2,417)

151

6.3

<0.001

443

18.4

<0.001

 Diabetes (pre-gestational or gestational) (1,951)

105

5.4

0.002

318

16.3

<0.001

 Abruptio placentae (219)

26

12.0

<0.001

50

23.0

<0.001

 Placental praevia (100)

6

6.0

0.322

24

23.8

0.001

 Intra uterine growth restriction (1,118)

83

7.5

<0.001

211

18.9

<0.001

Gestational age in weeks

 34–36 (2,002)

180

9.0

<0.001

469

23.5

<0.001

 37–38 (8,276)

274

3.3

990

12.0

 39–41 (11,865)

430

3.6

1,441

12.2

 42 or more (577)

36

6.3

74

12.8

Type of delivery

 Vaginal (11,074)

419

3.8

0.002

1,137

10.3

<0.001

 Prelabor C-section (10,331)

424

4.1

 

1,610

15.6

 

 Intrapartum C-section (1,315)

76

5.8

 

227

17.3

 

Total: 22,720

919

4.0

 

2,974

13.1

 
  1. * χ2 tests