Table I.

Demographic characteristics of healthy controls and patients with gastroschisis.

	Control (n=30)	Gastroschisis (n=27)	P value
Maternal age (yrs)	32 (18-43)	23 (15-34)	<0.005
Maternal smoking	0 (0%)	6 (22.2%)	0.004
Nulliparous	9 (30.0%)	14 (51.9%)	0.09
Mode of delivery
Vaginal	21 (70.0%)	23 (85.2%)	0.17
C-section	9 (30.0%)	4 (14.8%)	0.17
Presence of labor	26 (86.7%)	27 (100.0%)	0.05
Gestational age (weeks)	39.7 (37.1-41.6)	36.3 (34.7-37.4)	<0.005
Male fetus	15 (50.0%)	18 (66.7%)	0.20
Birth weight (g)	3535 (2680-4440)	2495 (1730-3130)	<0.005
Preterm labor	0 (0%)	9 (33.3%)	0.001

Data presented as average (range) or n (%). P-value was calculated using student's t-test or chi squared test.