Table 4

Multivariate analysis showing risk factors of having SGA newborns

AGA (between 10th and
90th centile) (n=822)
SGA (<10th centile)
(n=30)
P valuesCrude OR (95% CI)
Non-Caucasian race269 (32.7)9 (30.0)0.4631.13 (0.52 to 2.44)
Smoked during gestation66 (8.1)4 (13.3)0.2311.03 (0.97 to 1.09)
Smoked until gestation173 (21.2)7 (23.3)0.4651.01 (0.97 to 1.04)
GDM157 (19.1)12 (40.0)0.0082.82 (1.33 to 5.98)
Insulin-treated GDM40 (4.9)4 (13.3)0.0402.82 (1.03 to 7.74)
Pregnancy-induced hypertension27 (3.3)3 (10.0)0.0503.27 (0.94 to 11.45)
Urinary tract infection72 (8.8)8 (26.7)0.0053.79 (1.63 to 8.81)
Gestational age at birth (weeks)39.7±1.237.6±1.80.001
<37 GW10 (1.2)13 (43.3)0.00127.5 (15.2 to 49.8)
IWG206 (25.1)14 (46.6)0.0163.20 (1.40 to 7.33)
Control group versus intervention group415 (49.2)/429 (50.8)25 (83.3)/5 (16.7)0.0014.93 (1.91 to 12.77)
  • Data are mean±SD or number (%).

  • AGA, adequate for gestational age;GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus;GW, gestational week;IWG, insufficient weight gain;SGA, small for gestational age.