Table I.
Baseline characteristics for women receiving 17P by cerclage randomization assignment.
| Cerclage (n = 47) |
No Cerclage (n = 52) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 26 (55) | 32 (62) | 0.57 |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 13 (28) | 13 (25) | |
| Hispanic | 2 (4) | 4 (8) | |
| Other | 6 (13) | 3 (6) | |
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| Cigarette use | 12 (26) | 12 (23) | 0.78 |
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| Any drug abuse | 3 (6) | 6 (12) | 0.49 |
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| One or more prior induced abortion | 7 (15) | 15 (29) | 0.10 |
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| Years of Age | 26.9 ± 6.3 | 26.3 ± 4.5 | 0.55 |
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| Years of education | 12.5 ± 2.1 | 12.8 ± 1.8 | 0.48 |
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| Gestational age (wks) of qualifying birth | 23.2 ± 4.8 | 24.0 ± 5.0 | 0.41 |
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| Gestational age (wks) at randomization | 18.9 ± 1.9 | 19.6 ± 2.0 | 0.06 |
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| Cervical length (mm) at randomization | 19.0 ± 5.5 | 19.5 ± 5.0 | 0.60 |
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| Total reported progesterone doses | 12.4 ± 5.1 | 11.0 ± 4.7 | 0.14 |
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| Gestational age (wks) at 1st reported progesterone dose | 19.8 ± 2.3 | 20.7 ± 2.2 | 0.048 |
Data presented as n (%) and mean ± one standard deviation