Table 3 Association between exposure variables with APGAR at first minute
Exposure | Categories | APGAR at birth | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
≥ 7 (%) | < 7 (%) | RR | p value | 95% CI | ||
Type of Anaesthesia administered | Spinal | 63 (80.7) | 20 (58.8) | 1 | – | – |
General | 15 (19.2) | 14 (41.2) | 2.00 | 0.011 | 1.17–3.42 | |
Gravidity | Multi-Gravida | 60 (74.1) | 26 (72.2) | 1 | – | – |
Primi-gravida | 21 (25.9) | 10 (27.8) | 1.06 | 0.833 | 0.58–1.95 | |
Type of FHR | Abnormal | 70 (86.4) | 29 (80.6) | 1 | – | – |
Non-Reassuring | 11 (13.6) | 7 (19.4) | 1.32 | 0.396 | 0.69–2.55 | |
Referral | Not referred | 69 (85.2) | 30 (83.3) | 1 | – | – |
Referred | 12 (14.8) | 6 (16.7) | 1.10 | 0.795 | 0.53–2.26 | |
Use of Ephedrine | No | 57 (70.4) | 28 (77.8) | 1 | – | – |
Yes | 24 (29.6) | 8 (22.2) | 0.76 | 0.421 | 0.39–1.49 | |
Gestational age | Term | 81 (63.0) | 21 (58.3) | 1 | – | – |
Premature | 6 (7.4) | 7 (19.5) | 1.85 | 0.052 | 0.99–3.43 | |
Post term | 24 (29.6) | 8 (22.2) | 0.86 | 0.666 | 0.42–1.72 | |
Birth Weight | Normal or high | 65 (86.7) | 23 (79.3) | 1 | – | – |
Low | 10 (13.3) | 6 (20.7) | 1.43 | 0.328 | 0.69–2.96 | |
Previous CS | No | 66 (81.5) | 35 (97.2) | 1 | – | – |
Yes | 15 (18.5) | 1 (2.8) | 0.18 | 0.080 | 0.03–1.22 | |
Fever | No | 72 (88.9) | 27 (75.0) | 1 | – | – |
Yes | 9 (11.1) | 9 (25.0) | 1.83 | 0.035 | 1.04–3.22 | |