Table 1.
Comparison of maternal ages and some risk factors among the studied groups.
| G1 (n = 49) No previous abortions |
G2 (n = 26) Abortions less than 3 times |
G3 (n = 26) Abortions more than 3 times |
p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal age (years) | 26.1 ± 5.1 | 27.7 ± 6.7 | 29.5 ± 6.4 | 0.077* | |
| Residence | Rural | 33 (67.3%) | 19 (73%) | 17 (65.3%) | 0.820 |
| Urban | 16 (32.7%) | 7 (27%) | 9 (34.6%) | ||
| Working mother | Non-working | 43 (87.8%) | 19 (73%) | 16 (61.5%) | 0.03 |
| Working | 6 (12.2%) | 7 (27%) | 10 (38.5%) | ||
| Smoking | No | 41 (83.6%) | 11 (42.3%) | 4 (15.4%) | < 0.001 |
| Passive | 4 (8.2%) | 11 (42.3%) | 15 (57.7%) | ||
| Active | 4 (8.2%) | 4 (15.4%) | 7 (27%) | ||
| History of chronic exposure to pesticides, insecticides, and herbicides | No | 43 (87.8%) | 17 (65.4%) | 5 (19.2%) | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 6 (12.2%) | 9 (34.6%) | 21 (80.8%) | ||
*One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used for comparison while Chi-Square (Χ2) was used for the comparison of other variables.