Table 6

Effect of the number of years of education on gestational age and birth weight (ANOVA, statistically significant p-values are printed in bold)

0 – 8 years

9 – 12 years

>12 years

p-value

(N = 380)

(N = 487)

(N = 133)

Gestational age (weeks)

39.1 (1.9)

39.0 (1.8)

39.2 (1.3)

p = 0.505

Birth weight (g)

3078.2 (552.0)

3139.3 (520.1)

3257.1 (550.8)

p = 0.004

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