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. 2013 Oct 23;8(10):e76477. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076477

Table 2. Women’s Characteristics Enrolled during Intervention Period.

Intervention Group Control Group
n (%) n (%)
Characteristics of women enrolled during intervention period N° of women 405 482
Agea,b 26.9 (5.9) 27.3 (6.3)
Parityc,d 2 (1–3) 2 (1–3)
Gestational agea,e 37.7 (2.6) 37.4 (2.9)
Diagnosisf Complications of Abortionk 73/405 (18.0%) 177/478 (37.0%)
Postpartum Uterine Atonyj 163/405 (40.3%) 146/478 (30.5%)
Retained Placentai 97/405 (24.0%) 85/478 (17.8%)
Lacerations/Genital Traumaj 51/405 (12.6%) 34/478 (7.1%)
Placental Abruptioni 7/405 (1.7%) 19/478 (4.0%)
Placenta Previa 3/405 (0.7%) 5/478 (1.1%)
Ectopic Pregnancy 3/405 (0.7%) 5/478 (1.1%)
Ruptured Uterus 2/405 (0.5%) 5/478 (1.1%)
Placenta Accretai 5/405 (1.2%) 0/478 (0.0%)
Molar Pregnancy 1/405 (0.3%) 2/478 (0.4%)
Estimated REVEALED blood loss at study entry (mL)c,g 500 (480–700) 500 (500–800)
MAP<60 at study entryh 129/399 (32.3%) 149/475 (31.4%)
Unconscious at study entry 11/403 (2.7%) 13/477 (2.7%)

Note: Wilcoxon Rank Sum test utilized to test all continuous variables due to non-normality. Chi-square test used for categorical values except where noted.

a

Mean (Standard Deviation).

b

N° of women in the Intervention Group: 404; N° of women in the Control Group: 476.

c

Median (Interquartile Range) is reported.

d

N° of women in the Intervention Group: 404; N° of women in the Control Group: 472.

e

For those ≥24 weeks; does not include cases with molar or ectopic pregnancies or abortion. N° of women in the Intervention Group: 291; N° of women in the Control Group: 250.

f

Fisher’s exact test used for categorical values.

g

N° of women in the Intervention Group: 391; N° of women in the Control Group: 447.

h

MAP was measured as ([(2 * diastolic BP)+systolic BP]/3); includes women with non-palpable BP.

i

Significant difference between intervention groups where p<0.05.

j

Significant difference between intervention groups where p<0.01.

k

Significant difference between intervention groups where p<0.001.