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Table 2 Infant characteristics and their differences between the normal and excessive use groups

From: Association of excessive mobile phone use during pregnancy with birth weight: an adjunct study in Kumamoto of Japan Environment and Children’s Study

Infant characteristics

Total (N = 461)

Mobile ordinary user (N = 415)

Mobile excessive user (N = 46)

P value

Gender

 Boy

247 (53.6%)

227 (54.7%)

20 (43.5%)

0.15

 Girl

214 (46.4%)

188 (45.3%)

26 (56.5%)

 

Mode of delivery

 Transvaginal

386 (83.7%)

346 (83.4%)

40 (87.0%)

0.53

 Caesarean section

75 (16.3%)

69 (16.6%)

6 (13.0%)

 

Gestational age

39.39 (±1.18)

39.41 (±1.18)

39.21 (±1.18)

0.27

Birth weight (g)

3154.25 (±389.34)

3167.16 (±394.05)

3037.74 (±324.87)

0.03

Birth height (cm)

48.94 (±1.70)

48.93 (±1.72)

49.00 (±1.51)

0.792

Birth head circumference (cm)

33.35 (±1.38)

33.39 (±1.37)

32.98 (±1.43)

0.06

Birth chest circumference (cm)

32.40 (±1.67)

32.45 (±1.65)

31.94 (±1.77)

0.05

Placental weight (g)

587.74 (±111.76)

588.71 (±114.11)

579.00 (88.34)

0.50

Low birth weight

 1500–2500 g

16 (3.5%)

15 (3.6%)

1 (2.2%)

0.61

 >2500 g

445 (96.5%)

400 (96.4%)

45 (97.8%)

 

Premature birth

 Yes

14 (3.0%)

12 (2.9%)

2 (4.3%)

0.59

 No

447 (97.0%)

403 (91.7%)

44 (95.7%)

 

Emergency transport

 Yes

10 (2.2%)

7 (1.7%)

3 (6.5%)

0.03

 No

451 (97.8%)

408 (98.3%)

43 (93.5%)