Characteristic | All Parturients n = 584 | Category 2 Parturientsn = 193 | Category 3 Parturients n = 391 | Effect measure (95%CI) | P - value |
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Neonatal weight (kg), mean (SD)a | 3.0 (0.5) | 2.7 (0.5) | 3.2 (0.4) | 0.51 (0.42, 0.60) | <0.0001 |
Neonatal APGAR 1 min, median [IQR, min-max]b | 9 [9–10, 3–10] | 9 [8–10, 3–10] | 10 [9–10, 7–10] | – | <0.0001 |
Neonatal APGAR 5 min, median [IQR, min-max]b | 10 [10–10, 5–10] | 10 [9–10, 5–10] | 10 [10–10, 8–10] | – | <0.0001 |
Neonatal venous cord pH, mean (SD)a | 7.3 (0.1) | 7.3 (0.1) | 7.3 (0.1) | 0.003 (−0.01, 0.01) | 0.5495 |
Presence of blood on SLMA, n (%)c | 8 (1.4) | 7 (3.6) | 1 (0.3) | −0.03 (0.05, −0.12) | 0.0023 |
Sore throat, n (%)c | 38 (6.5) | 14 (7.3) | 24 (6.1) | −0.01 (0.08, −0.10) | 0.5970 |
Hoarseness, n (%)c | 4 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (1.0) | 0.01 (0.10, −0.08) | 0.3077 |
Maternal satisfaction, mean (SD)a | 86.1 (8.6) | 84.6 (9.2) | 86.9 (8.2) | 2.29 (0.76, 3.83) | 0.0034 |