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Table 2 Neonatal characteristics among early and late pregnant adolescents

From: Perinatal characteristics among early (10–14 years old) and late (15–19 years old) pregnant adolescents

 

Aged 10 – 14 years 1476 (%)

Aged 15 – 19 years 24733 (%)

p *

Low birth weight

209 (14.1)

2628 (8.8)

0.0001

Preterm birth

154 (10.4)

1835 (6.1)

0.0001

Male

791 (53.5)

15194 (51.1)

0.06

Apgar > 7 (5’)

1150 (77.9)

24105 (81.0)

0.002

Malformation

11 (0.7)

225 (0.7)

0.96

  1. * Chi-square test.