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Table 1. Comparison of obstetrical outcomes between group of a teenage girls (aged 14–19 years) and women (aged 20–25 years).

Outcome Teenage girls
(14–19 years)
n=307
Women
(20–25 years)
n=307
p-value
Preterm delivery
32–36 weeks* 47(15) 32(10) 0.090
<32 weeks* 22(7) 10(3) 0.040
Preterm prelabor rupture of membrane* 58(19) 32(11) 0.005
Polyhydramnios* 9(3) 4(1) 0.260
Oligohydramnios without preterm pre-labor rupture of membrane* 18(6) 3(1) 0.001
Gestational hypertension* 39(13) 24(8) 0.060
Pre-eclampsia* 25(8) 18(6) 0.340
Anemia (hemoglobin <11g/dL)* 177(58) 133(44) 0.005
Cesarean section* 31(10) 61(20) 0.001