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Table 2 Chi-square tests of newborn weight by maternal BMI in five categories

From: Effect of maternal body mass index on pregnancy outcome and newborn weight

BMI

Birth Weight

p- value of chi-square test

 

2500 ≥

2500 - 4000

4000 ≤

 

20 >

23

105

0

0.001**

 

18%

8.3%

0%

 

20-24.9

28

370

14

0.001

 

6.8%

89.8%

3.4%

 

25-29.9

34

311

11

0.372

 

9.6%

78.5%

2.9%

 

30 - 34.9

9

79

10

0.01**

 

9.2%

80.6%

10.2%

 

> 35

0

5

1

0.01**

  

83.4%

16.6%

 
  1. ** p < .01; * p- < .05