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. 2013 Mar 19;1:e52. doi: 10.7717/peerj.52

Table 2. Perinatal characteristics.

Characteristic Healthy
(n = 217, 296 deliveries, N = 83, 074 women)
Diabetes
(n = 13, 324 deliveries, N = 9, 771 women)
Hypothyroidism
(n = 1, 502 deliveries,
N = 1, 100 women)
Hypothyroidism + diabetes
(n = 171 deliveries,
N = 146 women)
P-value
Hydramnios 3.1% 11.9% 2.9% 7% <0.0001
Oligohydramnios 2.4% 1.9% 3.1% 1.8% 0.0002
Mild PET 3.2% 5.5% 4.2% 10.5% <0.0001
Severe PET 1% 2% 1.2% 3.5% <0.0001
Chronic HTN 1.2% 6.6% 2.3% 11.1% <0.0001
NPL stage I 1.7% 3.5% 2.4% 2.9% <0.0001
NPL stage II 1.6% 1.9% 1.5% 0.6% 0.0159
PROM 7.8% 6.7% 11.7% 10.5% <0.0001
Preterm delivery 7.4% 9.7% 8.6% 14% <0.0001
Preterm delivery and PROM 1.2% 1.6% 1.9% 1.8% 0.0001
NRFHR 1.9% 2.7% 0.3% 0% <0.0001
Placenta Previa 0.4% 0.7% 0.5% 0% <0.0001
Uterine rupture 0.1% 0.1% 0% 0% 0.7895
Instrumental delivery 3.2% 2.8% 3.7% 3.5% 0.1043
Cesarean section 12.3% 27% 23.4% 44.4% <0.0001
Malpresentation 4.1% 6.1% 6.2% 7% <0.0001
Abruption of placenta 0.7% 0.8% 0.5% 1.8% 0.3074
Infection of amniotic fluids 0.7% 1.1% 0.7% 1.8% <0.0001
Induction 17.5% 35.8% 24.3% 39.2% <0.0001
Induction and CS 1.9% 6.5% 3.3% 9.4% <0.0001
Induction and Preterm delivery 1.3% 1.6% 2% 4.7% <0.0001
Urgent CS 7.1% 14.1% 10.2% 18.7% <0.0001
Non urgent CS 5.2% 12.9% 13.2% 25.7% <0.0001

Notes.

PET – Preeclampsia; HTN – Hypertension; NPL – Non progressive labor; PROM – Prelabor rupture of membranes; NRFHR – Non reassuring fetal heart rate; CS – Cesarean section.