Table III. Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients presenting with preterm prelabor rupture of membranes.
| Preterm PROM without IAI (n=44) |
Preterm PROM with IAI (n=47) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal age (years) | 24.5 (20-34.5) |
30.5 (24-38.8) |
0.01 |
| GA at amniocentesis (weeks) | 32.3 (29-33.5) |
30.1 (27.3-32.3) |
0.02 |
| GA at delivery (weeks) | 33.1 (31.2-34.6) |
30.7 (28.6-32.9) |
<0.001 |
| Birthweight (grams) | 2,015 (1,678-2,315) |
1,645 (1,340-2,033) |
0.02 |
Values expressed as median (interquartile range)
PROM: prelabor rupture of membranes; GA: gestational age; IAI: intra-amniotic infection/inflammation NS: not significant