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Incidence of preterm birth in preeclamptic and non–preeclamptic patients with worsening periodontal status within 48 hours of post partum.
| Periodontal status | Preeclamptic patients | Non–preeclamptic patients | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Group I) | (Group II) | |||||
| No | Preterm birth | % | No | Preterm birth | % | |
| Worsening periodontal status | 72 | 49 | 68.1* | 55 | 12 | 21.8* |
| Stable periodontal status | 28 | 7 | 25.0 | 45 | 5 | 11.1 |
| Total | 100 | 56 | 56.0 | 100 | 17 | 17.0 |
z*=5.94 p<0.001, HS z= 1.47 p>0.05, NS
