. 2024 Jun 25;12(8):e00147-24. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.00147-24

TABLE 1.

Characteristics of the study cohort, statistically compared between the mpre and mpost groups and the np group as well as within the pregnant group between those who delivered via CS versus those who delivered vaginally

Characteristics	mpre and mpost (n = 30)	np (n = 29)	P value
Mean age (yr) ± SD (range)	34.5 ± 4.7 (27–44)	32.0 ± 5.7 (19–43)	0.083^a
Mean BMI prepregnancy (kg/m²) ± SD (range)	22.4 ± 4.1 (17.3–37.0)	22.6 ± 3.6 (17.2–31.5)	0.968^b

^{^a}

t-test.

^{^b}

Mann-Whitney U test (independent samples).

^{^c}

Fisher's exact t-test