Table 2.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of study groups
| Variables # | PRE group (n = 69) |
POST group (n = 70) | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (male) | 34 (49.3%) | 34 (48.6%) | 0.934 |
| Gestational age (weeks) | 27.5 ± 3.61 | 28.1 ± 2.07 | 0.251 |
| Caesarian section | 50 (74.6%) | 54 (77.1%) | 0.731 |
| APGAR Score | |||
|
- Min1 - Min5 |
5.66 ± 2.60 7.70 ± 2.12 |
5.75 ± 2.18 7.62 ± 1.60 |
0.823 0.797 |
| Maternal Diabetes | 5 (7.2%) | 6 (8.6%) | 0.772 |
| Preeclampsia/Hypertension | 25 (36.2%) | 24 (34.3%) | 0.810 |
| PROM | 14 (20.3%) | 3 (4.3%) | 0.004 |
Note. PROM = Premature rupture of membranes; APGAR = Appearance, pulse, grimace, activity and respiration
# Mean ± SD for numeric variables and number (percent) for categorical variables
*Independent samples t test for numeric variables and Pearson chi-square test for categorical variables