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Table 1 Univariate description of infants with recorded Apgar scores at one and at five minutes

From: Early Infant Morbidity in the City of São Paulo, Brazil

Variable

Categories

Percentage

Variable

Categories

Percentage

Infant's Sex

Male

51.0

Birth Weight (grams)

999 or less

0.4

 

Female

49.0

 

1000 to 1499

0.7

 

Missing

0.0

 

1500 to 1999

1.6

Plurality

Singleton

97.2

 

2000 to 2499

5.9

 

Twins/Higher order

1.9

 

2500 to 2999

24.8

 

Missing

0.9

 

3000 to 3499

41.7

Delivery Mode

Normal

49.2

 

3500 to 3999

20.4

 

Cesarean

46.2

 

4000 to 4499

3.8

 

Other

4.0

 

4500 or higher

0.5

 

Missing

0.6

 

Missing

0.2

Prior Losses

None

58.6

Maternal Age

11 to 14

0.4

 

One

9.6

 

15 to 19

16.7

 

Two or More

2.9

 

20 to 24

28.7

 

Missing

28.9

 

25 to 29

25.9

Weeks' Gestation

27 or less

0.5

 

30 to 34

18.3

 

28 to 36

5.2

 

35 to 39

8.0

 

37 to 41

88.4

 

40 or higher

1.9

 

42 or more

1.1

 

Missing

0.1

 

Missing

4.8

Race/Color

White

23.3

Prenatal Visits

None

2.0

 

Non-white

10.4

 

1 to 6 visits

30.4

 

Missing

66.3

 

7 visits or more

35.9

Maternal Education

No schooling

1.4

 

Missing

31.7

 

Elementary, incomplete

35.6

Parity

None

35.9

 

Elementary, complete

17.5

 

One

24.9

 

Secondary

17.8

 

Two or three

16.7

 

College

7.9

 

Four or More

4.1

 

Missing

19.8

 

Missing

18.4

Community Development

Low

40.0

    

Medium

40.0

    

High

20.0

  1. Source: DATASUS http://www.datasus.gov.br, 2000