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. 2013 Jun 25;4(2):120–127.

Table 1.

Socio-Demographic and Reproductive Characteristics and Infant Outcomes in the Study Population, Lima, Peru

Characteristics Placental Abruption P-value
Cases (N = 233) Controls (N = 238)
N % N %
Maternal Age at Delivery (years) 27.2±6.51 27.2±6.9 0.97
    <20 23 9.9 31 13.0 0.64
    20-29 129 55.4 122 51.3
    30-34 46 19.7 45 18.9
    ≥35 35 15.0 40 16.8
Parity 1.10±1.581 0.95±1.17 0.26
    0 111 47.6 108 45.4 0.44
    1 62 26.6 67 28.1
    2-4 49 21.0 58 24.4
    ≥5 10 4.3 4 1.7
    missing 1 0.4 1 0.4
Education ≤ high school 186 79.8 202 84.9 0.18
Single Marital Status 43 18.5 35 14.7 0.32
Employed during Pregnancy 86 36.9 85 35.7 0.37
Planned Pregnancy 108 46.4 117 49.2 0.80
No Prenatal Care 39 16.7 23 9.7 0.03
No Prenatal Vitamin 106 45.5 111 46.6 0.54
Smoked during Pregnancy 10 4.3 5 2.1 0.15
Alcohol Use during Pregnancy 0 0.0 0 0.0 ---
Illicit Drug Use during Pregnancy 1 0.4 0 0.0 ---
Pre-Pregnancy Body Mass Index (kg/m2) 23.5±3.51 23.9±4.2 0.19
    <18.5 17 7.3 10 4.2 0.01
    18.5-24.9 142 60.9 150 63.0
    25.0-29.9 50 21.5 46 19.3
    ≥30.0 9 3.9 25 10.5
    Missing 15 6.4 7 2.9
Preeclampsia 70 30.0 28 11.8 <0.001
Gestational Age at Delivery (weeks) 35.5±4.31 37.9±3.4 <0.001
Infant Birth Weight (grams) 2423±8951 3041±794 <0.001
Whole Blood Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number Median (interquartile range) 262 (180-366) 250 (180-337) 0.37
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Mean ± SD (SD: standard deviation).