Table 1. Maternal characteristics of women with and without postcesarean infection*.
| Maternal Characteristic | Maternal infection (n = 177) | No maternal infection (n = 1836) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Azithromycin (n=1019) | 60 (33.9%) | 959 (52.2%) | <0.001 |
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| Years of Age, mean ± SD | 26.6 ± 6.3 | 28.4 ± 6.3 | 0.001 |
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| Hispanic and Other | 53 (29.9%) | 570 (31.1%) | 0.001 |
| Black | 81 (45.8%) | 611 (33.3%) | |
| White | 43 (24.3%) | 655 (35.7%) | |
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| Body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2 | 145 (81.9%) | 1328 (73.3%) | 0.020 |
| Body mass index 25-30 kg/m2 | 28 (15.8%) | 410 (22.4%) | |
| Body mass index < 25 kg/m2 | 4 (2.3%) | 94 (5.1%) | |
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| Private Pay | 36 (20.7%) | 593 (32.6%) | 0.001 |
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| Pre-gestational diabetes | 11 (6.2%) | 72 (3.9%) | 0.22 |
| Gestational diabetes | 14 (7.9%) | 191 (10.4%) | |
| No diabetes | 152 (85.9%) | 1573 (85.7%) | |
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| Smoker | 22 (12.4%) | 197 (10.7%) | 0.49 |
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| Group B streptococci positive | 36 (20.3%) | 479 (26.1%) | 0.09 |
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| Preterm < 37 weeks | 19 (10.7%) | 207 (11.3%) | 0.83 |
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| Primary cesarean | 144 (81.4%) | 1379 (75.1%) | 0.06 |
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| Intrauterine pressure catheter use | 140 (79.1%) | 1144 (62.3%) | <0.001 |
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| Non-transverse uterine incision | 11 (6.3%) | 70 (3.8%) | 0.10 |
| Vertical skin incision | 13 (7.3%) | 64 (3.5%) | 0.011 |
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| Induced labor | 116 (65.5%) | 978 (53.4%) | 0.002 |
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| Steroids for any reason | 16 (9.0%) | 145 (7.9%) | 0.59 |
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| Steroids for lung maturity | 12 (6.8%) | 94 (5.1%) | 0.35 |
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| Steroids for all other reasons | 4 (2.3%) | 56 (3.1%) | 0.55 |
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| Amnioinfusion | 29 (16.4%) | 288 (15.7%) | 0.81 |
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| Duration of membrane rupture | |||
| ≤ 6 hours | 33 (18.6%) | 608 (33.3%) | 0.003 |
| > 6 - 12 hours | 60 (33.9%) | 593 (32.5%) | |
| > 12 - 18 hours | 43 (24.3%) | 355 (19.5%) | |
| > 18 -24 hours | 28 (15.8%) | 164 (9.0%) | |
| > 24 hours | 13 (7.3%) | 105 (5.8%) | |
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| Surgery Duration | |||
| ≤ 38 minutes | 35 (19.9%) | 520 (28.4%) | 0.031 |
| 39 - 49 minutes | 39 (22.2%) | 449 (24.5%) | |
| > 49 - 60 minutes | 50 (28.4%) | 419 (22.9%) | |
| > 60 minutes | 52 (29.6%) | 445 (24.3%) | |
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| Skin Closure | |||
| Staples | 79 (44.6%) | 749 (40.8%) | 0.32 |
| Sutures/topical skin adhesive | 98 (55.4%) | 1087 (59.2%) | |
*
data presented as number (column %) except age