Birth Outcomes by Randomization to Improved Stove Type, Trial 2, Rural Nepal
| Stove Type | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vented | LPG | |
| Number of infants gestational age recorded | 248 | 243 |
| Gestational age, mean (SD),a week | 39.2 (2.2) | 39.0 (2.4) |
| Difference (95% CI) | −0.3 (−0.7, 0.2) | |
| Preterm,a % | 13.3 | 19.4 |
| RR (95% CI) | 1.45 (0.97, 2.19) | |
| Number of infants with birth weight measured | 188 | 207 |
| Birth weight, mean (SD),b g | 2780 (427) | 2742 (431) |
| Difference (95% CI) | −37 (−122, 47) | |
| Low Birth Weight,b % | 23.4 | 31.4 |
| RR (95% CI) | 1.34 (0.97, 1.86) | |
| Number of infants with both gestational age and birth weight recorded | 176 | 184 |
| Gestational age, mean (SD),c week | 39.2 (2.4) | 39.0 (2.3) |
| Difference (95% CI) | −0.2 (−0.7, 0.3) | |
| Preterm,c % | 15.3 | 19.6 |
| RR (95% CI) | 1.28 (0.81, 2.01) | |
| Small for Gestational Age,c % | 47.7 | 46.7 |
| RR (95% CI) | 0.98 (0.79, 1.21) | |
Abbreviations: LPG, liquid petroleum gas; RR, relative risk; SD, standard deviation.
↵a Gestational age between 24 and <43 completed weeks (3.5% of gestational ages fell outside this range).
↵b Birth weights taken within first 72 hours of birth.
↵c Gestational age and preterm among those with birth weights within 72 hours of birth.