Variables

Babies with Hypoglycaemia (%)

Babies without Hypoglycaemia (%)

Test statistics

df

p-value

Receiving status

Inborn

Outborn

10 (7.1)

9 (32.1)

130 (92.9)

19 (67.9)

Continuity correction = 12.15

1

0.000

Gestational age (in weeks)

≤32

33 - 36

≥37

4 (33.3)

2 (8.0)

13 (9.9)

8 (66.7)

23 (92.0)

118 (90.1)

Fisher’s exact = 5.15

2

0.071

Sex

Male

Female

11 (12.1)

8 (10.4)

80 (87.9)

69 (89.6)

χ2 = 0.12

1

0.729

Birth weight (in grams)

<1500

1500 - 2499

≥2500

4 (44.4)

5 (22.7)

10 (7.3)

5 (55.6)

17 (77.3)

127 (92.7)

Fisher’s exact = 12.20

2

0.002

Temperature

≤36.5

36.5 - 37.5

>37.5

7 (22.6)

7 (6.3)

5 (19.2)

24 (77.4)

104 (93.7)

21 (80.8)

Fisher’s exact = 8.31

2

0.010