Comparison of groups born in the Royal Maternity and Simpson's Memorial Hospital whose MHT scores were traced with those whose scores were not traced
| Variable |
MHT scores traced Mean (95% CI) | n2-150 |
MHT scores not traced Mean (95% CI) | n |
Difference in means (95% CI) | p value2-152 |
| Maternal age (y) | 27.0 (26.4 to 27.6) | 449 | 25.7 (25.2 to 26.2) | 534 | 1.3 (0.5 to 2.0) | 0.001 |
| Parity | 2.4 (2.2 to 2.6) | 449 | 2.05 (1.9 to 2.2) | 536 | 0.3 (0.09 to 0.6) | 0.009 |
| Gestation (wk) | 39.4 (39.1 to 39.7) | 339 | 39.6 (39.4 to 39.8) | 432 | 0.2 (−0.5 to 0.2) | 0.35 |
| Days old | 3984 (3974 to 3994) | 449 | 3989 (3980 to 3998) | 536 | 5 (−17.2 to 8.7) | 0.52 |
| Birth weight2-151 (g) | 3317 (3267.5 to 3366.5) | 449 | 3281 (3239.4 to 3322.6) | 536 | 36 (−28.1 to 101.3) | 0.26 |
| Birth length (cm) | 50.6 (50.3 to 50.9) | 428 | 50.1 (49.9 to 50.3) | 503 | 0.5 (0.14 to 0.86) | 0.007 |
| Placental weight (g) | 658.8 (632.1 to 685.5) | 124 | 641.6 (618.1 to 665.1) | 113 | 17.2 (−28.5 to 43.1) | 0.69 |
| Umbilical cord length (cm) | 56.7 (54.6 to 58.8) | 121 | 54.0 (52.2 to 55.8) | 109 | 2.7 (0 to 5.5) | 0.06 |
| Ponderal index (kg/m3) | 25.6 (25.2 to 26.0) | 428 | 26.1 (25.8 to 26.4) | 503 | 0.5 (−0.002 to 1.0) | 0.07 |