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. 2014 Dec 10;9(12):e115031. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115031

Table 2. Baseline characteristics (history of reproduction, gynecology, and surgery).

EP IUP NonP P-value
na (%) na (%) na (%)
Reproductive history
Number of previous abortions 0.71
0 873 (36.88) 930 (38.49) 948 (39.34)
1 763 (32.23) 756 (31.29) 749 (31.08)
2 485 (20.49) 497 (20.57) 484 (20.08)
≥3 246 (10.39) 233 (9.64) 229 (9.50)
Parity <0.01
0 1,143 (48.29) 1,280 (52.98) 639 (26.54)
1 994 (41.99) 973 (40.27) 1,465 (60.84)
≥2 230 (9.72) 163 (6.75) 304 (12.62)
Gynecologic history
Previous ectopic pregnancy <0.01
No 2,093 (86.81) 2,363 (97.81) 2,356 (97.40)
Yes 318 (13.19) 53 (2.19) 63 (2.60)
Serum Chlamydia trachomatis IgG test <0.01
Negative 1,648 (69.13) 2,099 (89.55) 2,181 (90.91)
Positive 736 (30.87) 245 (10.45) 218 (9.09)
Previous infertility <0.01
No 2,005 (83.26) 2,286 (95.65) 2,325 (96.47)
Yes 403 (16.74) 104 (4.35) 76 (3.15)
Previous cesarean section a 0.79
No 691 (56.09) 624 (54.74) 988 (55.72)
Yes 541 (43.91) 516 (45.26) 785 (44.28)
Surgical history
Previous adnexal surgery <0.01
No 1,985 (82.33) 2,322 (96.19) 2,242 (92.84)
Yes 426 (17.67) 92 (3.81) 173 (7.16)
Previous appendectomy 0.01
No 2,303 (95.84) 2,346 (97.47) 2,331 (96.44)
Yes 100 (4.16) 61 (2.53) 86 (3.56)

EP, ectopic pregnancy; IUP, intrauterine pregnancy; NonP, nonpregnancy; LNG-EC, levonorgestrel emergency contraception.

a

The number of women who had delivered a child was used as the denominator to calculate the percentage.