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Table 4 Comparison of neonatal outcomes among indigenous adolescents and nonindigenous adolescents, indigenous adult women, and nonindigenous adult women

From: Pregnancy and childbirth outcomes among indigenous adolescents in Guatemala: a cohort study

Neonate data

Adolescents (10–19y)

Adult women (> 19y)

Total

Indigenous (1)

Nonindigenous (2)

(1) vs. (2)

Indigenous (3)

(1) vs. (3)

Nonindigenous (4)

(1) vs. (4)

n (%)

n (%)

p-value

n (%)

p-value

n (%)

p-value

819 (10.18)

813 (10.10)

3324 (41.30)

3092 (38.42)

8048

Status at birthb

0.123

 

0.161

 

0.133

8047

 Alive

817 (99.76)

808 (99.38)

 

3299 (99.28)

 

3074 (99.42)

  

 Any fetal death

1 (0.12)

5 (0.51)

 

21 (0.63)

 

16 (0.52)

  

 Death Ignoredc

1 (0.12)

0 (0)

 

3 (0.09)

 

2 (0.06)

  

 Missing

0

0

 

1

 

0

 

1

Birth weight (g)a

0.009

 

0.035

 

0.145

8048

 < 2500

114 (13.92)

152 (18.70)

 

463 (13.93)

 

456 (14.75)

  

 2500–3999

705 (86.08)

661 (81.30)

 

2834 (85.26)

 

2623 (84.23)

  

 ≥ 4000

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

27 (0.81)

 

13 (0.42)

  

Gestational age (weeks)a

0.156

 

0.976

 

0.212

8048

 < 37

67 (8.18)

83 (10.21)

 

273 (8.21)

 

297 (9.61)

  

 ≥ 37

752 (91.82)

730 (89.79)

 

3051 (91.79)

 

2795 (90.39)

  

Apgar 5th mina

0.027

 

0.009

 

0.007

8043

 < 7

4 (0.49)

13 (1.60)

 

57 (1.72)

 

55 (1.78)

  

 ≥ 7

814 (99.51)

799 (98.40)

 

3265 (98.28)

 

2036 (98.22)

  

 Missing

1

1

 

2

 

1

 

5

Resuscitation/oxygena

0.697

 

0.276

 

0.126

8044

 No

805 (98.41)

800 (98.64)

 

3251 (97.80)

 

3014 (97.51)

  

 Yes

13 (1.59)

11 (1.36)

 

73 (2.20)

 

77 (2.49)

  

 Missing

1

2

 

0

 

1

 

4

Resuscitation/intubationa

0.177

 

0.021

 

0.008

 

 No

816 (99.76)

806 (99.26)

 

3287 (98.89)

 

3050 (98.67)

 

8045

 Yes

2 (0.24)

6 (0.74)

 

37 (1.11)

 

41 (1.33)

  

 Missing

1

1

 

0

 

1

 

3

Newborn’s receptiona

0.205

 

0.686

 

0.712

7974

 Physician

804 (98.77)

797 (99.38)

 

3256 (98.94)

 

3034 (98.92)

  

 Other

10 (1.23)

5 (0.62)

 

35 (1.06)

 

33 (1.08)

  

 Missing

5

11

 

33

 

25

 

74

Birth defectsb

0.623

 

1.000

 

0.477

8042

 No

817 (99.88)

810 (99.75)

 

3316 (99.76)

 

3078 (99.68)

  

 Yes

1 (0.12)

2 (0.25)

 

8 (0.24)

 

10 (0.32)

  

 Missing

1

1

 

0

 

4

 

6

Referredb

0.558

 

0.637

 

0.271

7945

 Mother-baby room

791 (97.53)

786 (97.64)

 

3197 (97.41)

 

2985 (97.97)

  

 Neonatal intensive care

18 (2.22)

19 (2.36)

 

69 (2.10)

 

60 (1.97)

  

 Other hospital

2 (0.25)

0 (0)

 

16 (0.49)

 

2 (0.07)

  

 Missing

8

8

 

42

 

45

 

103

  1. The reference group is always indigenous adolescents (Group 1)
  2. Analyzed with: aChi square test, bFisher’s Exact test; cdeath ignored: moment of fetal or newborn death was ignored