Table 1 Characteristics of the population at birth in small and average for gestational age infants, and risk ratios between groups
From: Prenatal and post-natal cost of small for gestational age infants: a national study
SGA N = 84,688 | AGA N = 395,760 | Risk Ratio AGA/SGA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | RR [CI 95%] | |
Sex | |||||
Male | 42,646 | 50.36 | 200,653 | 50.70 | |
Female | 42,042 | 49.64 | 195,107 | 49.30 | 0.99 [0.97; 1.01] |
Gestational age | |||||
<37 weeks | 11,097 | 13.10 | 22,627 | 5.72 | 0.53 [0.52; 0.53] |
Delivery | |||||
Caesarean | 15,074 | 17.8 | 53,428 | 13.5 | |
Vaginal delivery | 69,614 | 82.2 | 342,332 | 86.5 | 1.39 [1.35; 1.41] |
ICU admission | |||||
YES | 18,320 | 21.63 | 28,485 | 7.20 | 0.31 [0.31; 0.32] |