Table 1.
Patient demographics.
| Pyelonephritis with anemia n = 45 (%) |
Pyelonephritis without anemia n = 69 (%) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race/ethnicity, n (%) | 0.109 | ||
| Caucasian | 5 (11.1) | 18 (26.1) | |
| African American | 24 (53.3) | 23 (33.3) | |
| Hispanic | 15 (33.3) | 26 (37.7) | |
| Other | 1 (2.2) | 2 (2.9) | |
| Age, yearsa | 23.6 ± 5.7 | 24.5 ± 5.9 | 0.41 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 28.6 ± 5.4 | 31.6 ± 8.1 | 0.025 |
| Multiparous, n (%) | 31 (68.9) | 39 (56.5) | 0.18 |
| Prior preterm delivery, n (%) | 13 (28.9) | 11 (15.9) | 0.10 |
| Pyelonephritis more than once in pregnancy, n (%) | 4 (8.9) | 2 (2.9) | 0.17 |
| Gestational age at first prenatal visit, weeksa | 16.1 ± 6.3 | 14.6 ± 7.1 | 0.32 |
| No prenatal care before pyelonephritis admission, n (%) | 31 (68.9) | 45 (65.2) | 0.68 |
| No prenatal care, n (%) | 8 (17.8) | 11 (15.9) | 0.80 |
aValues are mean ± SD.