Table 4.

Comparison of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics between women with premature birth and those with term birth

Variable	Control group (n=41)		Case group (n=41)		P value
	mean±S	DQ1-Q3	mean±S	DQ1-Q3
Age	29.20±5.68	24.0-34.0	27.56±6.53	22.0-32.50	0.12
Gestation	39.54±1.22	38.50-41.0	33.02±3.11	32.0-35.0	0.001*
Newborn weight	3816.02±501.80	340.0-4135.0	2054.66±623.78	1685.0-2450.0	0.001*
Newborn height	54.12±2.43	52.0-55.50	41.71±5.20	40.0-44.0	0.001*
Placental weight	706.71±102.51	642.50-755.0	496.41±104.84	450.0-570.0	0.001*
Placenta length D1	18.54±1.14	18.0-19.0	16.55±1.64	15.0-18.0	0.001*
Placenta length D2	18.22±1.06	17.50-19.0	16.28±1.55	15.0-18.0	0.001*
Placental Thickness	2.988±0.208	3.0-3.0	2.21±0.49	2.0-2.50	0.001*
Hemoglobin	106.88±10.60	97.0-114.50	100.31±15.51	90.25-111.0	0.04*
Erythrocyte count	3.68±0.29	3.40-3.90	3.53±0.52	3.20-3.80	0.04*
Platelet count	247.54±59.48	196.50-298.0	254.48±62.38	203.0-314.50	0.58
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate	34.15±8.34	30.0-40.0	33.72±10.77	30.0-40.0	0.62
Leukocyte count	8.82±2.21	7.20-10.05	9.19±3.52	6.85-11.33	0.96

^*Mann-Whitney U test was used.