Table 1

Anthropometric, obstetrics and delivery characteristics, socio economic status of mothers


Sicilians n. 30
Burkinabe n. 51
P-value

Maternal age (years)*
27.0 ± 6.8
26.6 ± 7.0
NS
Height (m)*
1.61 ± 0.06
1.62 ± 0.05
NS
BMI (kg/m2)*
22.3 ± 4.5
23.0 ± 4.0
NS
N. Delivery
2 (1/3)
4 (1/9)
0.0001
Child birth preparation
30
0
0.0001
Gestational Age (weeks)
40.0 (39–41)
39.5 (38–40)
NS
Vaginal Delivery
30
51
NS
Assistance to delivery
30
51
NS
Episiorraphy
30
0
0.0001
Lenght of stage II (min)
45(20–70) 45.3 ± 11.53
30(15–60) 29.66 ± 10.6
0.0001
Ergotamine injection
30
0
0.0001
Obstetrics Complication (Infection, antibiotic use)
0
0
NS
Homes (%) with



No electricity
0
68.2
0.0001
No refrigerator or freezer
1
82.1
0.0001
No private water supply
0
73.2
0.0001
No private toilets
1
87.0
0.0001
Radio set
100
88.2
NS
TV set
99.0
26.7
0.0001

BMI – body mass index; NS – not significant.

Values given as mean ± standard deviation or median and range

Musumeci et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2008 5:15   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-5-15