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Anthropometric, obstetrics and delivery characteristics, socio economic status of mothers |
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| Sicilians n. 30 |
Burkinabe n. 51 |
P-value |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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