Risk Factors

Babies with Hypoglycaemia

N (%)

Babies without Hypoglycaemia N%)

Total N (%)

Test statistics

df

p-value

Prematurity

Yes

No

7 (25.9)

12 (8.5)

20 (74.1)

129 (91.5)

27 (16.1)

141 (83.9)

Continuity correction = 5.23

1

0.022

Low Birth Weight

Yes

No

7 (26.9)

12 (8.5)

19 (73.1)

130 (91.5)

26 (15.5)

142 (84.5)

Continuity correction = 5.75

1

0.017

Small for Gestational Age

Yes

No

2 (28.6)

17 (10.6)

5 (71.4)

144 (89.4)

7 (4.2)

161 (95.8)

Continuity correction = 0.75

1

0.388

Large for Gestational Age

Yes

No

2 (20.0)

17 (10.8)

8 (80.0)

141 (89.2)

10 (6.0)

158 (94.0)

Continuity correction = 0.14

1

0.704

Jaundice

Yes

No

1 (25.0)

18 (11.0)

3 (75.0)

146 (89.0)

4 (2.4)

164 (97.6)

Continuity correction = 0.01

1

0.939

Severe Birth Asphyxia

Yes

No

1 (14.3)

18 (11.2)

6 (85.7)

143 (88.8)

7 (4.2)

161 (95.8)

Continuity correction = 0.00

1

1.000

Moderate Birth Asphyxia

Yes

No

1 (33.3)

18 (10.9)

2 (66.7)

147 (89.1)

3 (1.8)

165 (98.2)

Continuity correction = 0.09

1

0.768

Respiratory distress

Yes

No

7 (41.2)

12 (7.9)

10 (58.8)

139 (92.1)

17 (10.1)

151 (89.9)

Continuity correction = 13.67

1

0.000

NNS

Yes

No

3 (20.0)

16 (10.5)

12 (80.0)

137 (89.5)

15 (8.9)

153 (91.1)

Continuity correction = 0.47

1

0.492

Congential Heart Disease

Yes

No

0 (0.0)

19 (11.4)

1 (100.0)

148 (88.6)

1 (0.6)

167 (99.4)

Continuity correction = 0.00

1

1.000

Inadequate feeding

Yes

No

4 (26.7)

15 (9.8)

11 (73.3)

138 (90.2)

15 (8.9)

153 (91.1)

Continuity correction = 2.37

1

0.123