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Table I Una justed and a justed odds ratio for the macrosomia
off level
2 h cut
(mg/d)
7o
of Macrosomic
as a dependent variable associated factors as independent variable among pregnant mothers
child
Unadjusted OR (957o
p-value
Adjusted OR (957o
<0.05
2.29 (0.93-5.62)
CI)'
p-value
1.0
<140 >140 <720
13.4
1.0
29.3
2.68 (1.r9-6.05)
10.1
1.0
>720
26.6
3.23 (1.43-:7.O3)
" Maternal age, BMI,
CI)
>0.05
1.0
3.02 (1.30-7.00)
<0.05
<0.05
Gravida and 2 h PG.
Table 2 Occurrence of big babies in relation to 2 h post plasma glucose 2 h post plasma glucose
Total
Birth weight 23.5 kg
<3.50 kg
Number
Number
7o
(=89
2
5.0
38
95.0
40
90-99
3
14.3
18
86.7
2t
100-109
4
11.8
30
88.2
34
I 10-1 19
3
12.5
2t
87.5
31
78.0
120-139 12
22.0
9
,u
40
for linear trerd =4.23 p =0.039.
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