Table 2.
Frequency and causes of miscarriage n=1084
| No. (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Sample | Sample reporting past miscarriage | Sample reporting no prior miscarriage | Men | Women | Sample reporting religious affiliation | Sample reporting no religions affiliation | |
| Percentage of Pregnancies that end in miscarriage | P value | <.001 | <.001 | .51 | |||
| 0.01 | 4(0.4) | 0 (0) | 4(0.4) | 1(0.2) | 3(1) | 4(1) | 0(0) |
| 0.1 | 15(1) | 1(1) | 14(2) | 11(2) | 4(1) | 6(1) | 9(2) |
| 1 | 89(8) | 7(4) | 82(9) | 55(11) | 28(6) | 44(8) | 45(9) |
| 5 | 489(45) | 47(29) | 442(48) | 259(53) | 183(38) | 250(46) | 230(44) |
| 25 | 399(37) | 82(51) | 318(35) | 129(27) | 220(46) | 211(39) | 182(35) |
| 50 | 76(7) | 19(12) | 57(6) | 26(5) | 41(9) | 29(5) | 46(9) |
| 75 | 11(1) | 5(3) | 6(1) | 4(1) | 5(1) | 3(1) | 6(1) |
| Most common cause of miscarriage | |||||||
| Lifestyle | 235(22) | 24(15) | 211(23) | 147(31) | 73(15) | 129(24) | 100(19) |
| Genetic | 337(31) | 67(42) | 270(29) | 113(23) | 183(38) | 167(31) | 167(32) |
| Medical Problems | 462(43) | 529(33) | 411(47) | 209(43) | 203(42) | 224(41) | 233(45) |
| Psych Issues | 24(2) | 6(4) | 18(2) | 7(2) | 13(3) | 9(2) | 12(2) |
| Punishment from God | 2(0.2) | 1(1) | 1(0.1) | 0(0) | 2(0.4) | 2(0.4) | 0 (0) |
| Destiny or Fate | 20(2) | 10(6) | 10(1) | 6(1) | 10(2) | 15(3) | 4 (1) |