Table 1. Characteristics of patients abstracted from medical charts for all abortion complication cases, 2001–2010, N = 23,493.
| Characteristic | Totala |
| Mean age (SD) | 25.4 (6.1) |
| n = 23,471 | |
| Unmarried (%) | 0.6 |
| n = 22,247 | |
| Mean years married (SD) | 5.7 (6.0) |
| n = 16,046 | |
| Religion (%): | |
| n = 18,466 | |
| Hindu | 96.5 |
| Non-Hindu | 3.5 |
| tNumber of births (%): | |
| n = 17,744b | |
| None | 32.2 |
| One | 32.0 |
| Two or more | 35.8 |
| Gestation on admission (%): | |
| n = 21,713 | |
| 4–2 weeks | 73.9 |
| 13–18 weeks | 16.1 |
| 19–28 weeks | 10.0 |
| Induced abortion (%)c | 9.6 |
| n = 23,493 |
a
Information on patient demographics was not consistently available in the medical chart. The percentages are calculated on the non-missing n.
b
Missing data on the number of births increased at MH and TUTH, and declined at BDH and LZH.
c
Clinical evidence such as foreign body or injury from instrumentation (e.g., uterine perforation) or free-text chart documentation of induced abortion based upon patient disclosure or provider observation.