Table 1.
Maternal age and data on pregnancy and birth outcome
| Patients | Controls | |
|---|---|---|
| N = 35 | N = 20 | |
| Maternal age (±SD) (years) | 31.2 (±3.8) | 31.3 (±4.6) |
| Nulliparous (%) | 71 | 35 |
| Cesarean section (%) | 14 | 25 |
| Assisted vaginal delivery (forceps/vacuum) (%) | 11 | 5 |
| Multiple (twin) pregnancy (%) | 0 | 10 |
| Gestational age at delivery (±SD) (weeks) | 39.2 (±1.5) | 38.1 (±2.7) |
| Prematurity (<37 weeks of gestation)a (%) | 6 | 5 |
| Birth weight (±SD) (grams)a | 3,329 (±354) | 3,496 (±686) |
| Small for gestational ageb (%) | 0 | 0 |
| Breast feeding (%) | 69 | 40 |
| (pre)eclampsia (%) | 0 | 0 |
MS Multiple Sclerosis, SD standard deviation
aNot including twin pregnancy
bSmall for gestational age is defined as birth weight under −2SD, using standardized intrauterine growth charts