Table I.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population with and without funisitis.

	Without funisitis (n=30)	With funisitis (n=36)	p
Maternal age (years)	24 (19–29)	24.5 (20–29)	0.8
GA at delivery (weeks)	31.9 (30.5–33.4)	31.9 (30.0–33.2)	0.6
Preterm PROM	8 (26.7%)	12 (33.3%)	0.6
PTL and intact membranes	22 (73.3%)	24 (66.7%)	0.6
FIRS	2 (6.7%)	27 (75%)	< 0.0001*
Birthweight (grams)	1660 (1499–2127)	1697 (1379–2090)	0.8

Values are expressed as number (percent) or median (IQR).

^*p <0.05.

GA: gestational age; PTL: preterm labor; PROM: prelabor rupture of membranes; FIRS: fetal inflammatory response syndrome.