Maternal and infant characteristics of hypoglycaemic infants
| Hypoglycaemic | P value | Adj. p value | ||
| Yes | No | |||
| n | 138 | 737 | ||
| BW (g, median IQR) | 3270 (2760–3920) | 3340 (2880–3850) | 0.2501 | |
| GA (weeks, median, IQR) | 38.86 (36.38–39.57) | 39.14 (38.14–40.14) | <0.0001 | |
| Male (%) | 47.1 | 53.5 | 0.17 | |
| C-section (%) | 46.4 | 30.1 | <0.001 | 0.001* |
| Delayed cord clamping at least 2 min (%) | 92.6 | 90.1 | 0.369 | |
| Delayed cord clamping <60 s (%) | 4.4 | 4.3 | 0.945 | |
| Maternal age (years, median, IQR) | 32 (27–35) | 31 (26–36) | 0.8239 | |
| Primiparous (%) | 31.2 | 30.1 | 0.808 | |
| Hispanic (%) | 71.7 | 73.7 | 0.636 | |
| Race (%) | 0.784 | |||
| White | 77.5 | 78.4 | ||
| Black | 3.6 | 3.7 | ||
| Asian | 15.9 | 15.5 | ||
| Infant of diabetic mother (%) | 58.7 | 63.6 | 0.27 | |
| Preterm (%) | 26.8 | 11 | <0.001 | <0.001† |
| Large for GA (%) | 21.7 | 22.9 | 0.759 | |
| Small for GA (%) | 18.8 | 18.3 | 0.884 | |
| Any risk factor (%) | ||||
| Multiple risk factors (%) | 23.9 | 15.1 | 0.01 | 0.045† |
| Exclusive breast feeding (%) | 32.6 | 52.5 | <0.001 | <0.001† |
| NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) admission for hypoglycaemia (%) | 5 | |||
*Adjusted for gestational age.
†Adjusted for C-section.
BW, birth weight; GA, gestational age.