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. 2024 Feb 29;14:4999. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-55531-6

Table 2.

Comparison of the PAS and non-PAS group.

PAS Non-PAS p-value
Total patients; n, % 38,060 0.59 6,455,546 99.41
Age, years; median [Q1;Q3] 32 [29;36] 31 [27;34]  < 0.0001
Gestational age [weeks]
  < 5; n, % * * * *
 15–13; n, % * * * *
 14–19; n, % 74 6.03 1228 94.32
 20–25; n, % 770 3.24 23,743 96.86
 26–33; n, % 2376 1.92 123,464 98.11
 34–36; n, % 3462 1.3 265,439 98.71
 37–41; n, % 27,686 0.51 5,417,061 99.49
  > 41; n, % 3665 0.61 604,765 99.4
 Unspecified; n, % 31 0.52 6000 99.49
Birth mode
 Vaginal delivery; n, % 10,571 27.77 4,378,387 67.82  < 0.0001
 Caesarean section; n, % 28,498 74.88 2,276,208 35.26  < 0.0001
Comorbidities
 Essential hypertension; n, % 108 0.28 11,438 0.18  < .0001
 Gestational hypertension; n, % 541 1.42 75,802 1.17  < .0001
 Diabetes during pregnancy; n, % 2573 6.76 396,920 6.15  < .0001
 Obesity; n, % 909 2.39 160,306 2.48 0.2355
  Grade I; n, % 199 0.52 26,505 0.41 0.0006
  Grade II; n, % 143 0.38 23,126 0.36 0.5692
  Grade III; n, % 136 0.36 26,693 0.41 0.0886
Anaemia
 Vitamine B12-, folic acid-, any other dietary anaemia; n, % 12 0.03 1204 0.02 0.0671
 Any other form of anaemia; n, % 17,500 45.98 757,140 11.73  < 0.0001
 Anaemia due to acute bleeding; n, % 16,741 43.99 657,061 10.18  < 0.0001
 Anaemia during pregnancy; n, % 22,972 60.36 1,501,199 23.25  < 0.0001
 Anticoagulation therapy; n, % 94 0.25 9207 0.14  < 0.0001
Bleeding
 Prepartum haemorrhage; n, % 344 0.90 25,078 0.39  < 0.0001
 Intrapartum haemorrhage; n, % 784 2.06 27,142 0.42  < 0.0001
 Postpartum haemorrhage; n, % 17,919 47.08 284,818 4.41  < 0.0001
Blood products
 RBCs; n, % 5588 14.68 46,206 0.72  < 0.0001
 Fresh frozen plasma; n, % 1 447 3.80 7041 0.11  < 0.0001
 Platelets; n, % 364 0.96 3203 0.05  < 0.0001
 Prothrombin complex concentrate; n, % 478 1.26 2742 0.04  < 0.0001
 Fibrinogen; n, % 2271 5.97 13,216 0.20  < 0.0001
 Massive blood transfusion; n, % 293 0.77 1137 0.02  < 0.0001
Complications
 Pneumonia; n, % 45 0.12 2417 0.04  < 0.0001
 Postpartum renal failure; n, % 78 0.20 2665 0.04  < 0.0001
 Death; n, % 14 0.04 249 0.00  < 0.0001
 Miscarriage (child born dead); n, % 493 1.30 24,612 0.38  < 0.0001
 Length of hospital stay, days; median [Q1;Q3] 4.21 [3.24;5.8] 3.53 [3.52;4.68]  < 0.0001
 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; n, % 40 0.11 605 0.01  < 0.0001

PAS Placenta accreta spectrum, RBC Red blood cell.

*Censored ≤ 3 patients.

All variables are expressed as n (%) or Median [Q1;Q3].