Maternal body mass index and necrotizing enterocolitis: A case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Our aim was to determine if maternal body mass index (BMI) is associated with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in a large urban delivery center.

Methods

This single center retrospective case-control study included 291 infants under gestational age of 33 weeks admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) during a 10-year period. Cases of stage 2 and 3 NEC were matched at a ratio of 2 controls (n = 194) to 1 case (n = 97). Maternal BMI was categorized as normal (≤24.9), overweight (25-29.9) and obese (≥30). Chi-square and stepwise logistic regression were used for analysis. A power analysis was performed to determine if sample size was sufficient to detect an association.

Results

Stepwise logistic regression demonstrated no association between NEC and

SUBMITTER: Stumpf K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10807840 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature