Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics.
| 1st trimester normal pregnancy | 3rd trimester normal pregnancy | 1st trimester miscarriage with abnormal embryo | 1st trimester miscarriage with normal embryo | 3rd trimester preeclampsia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 9) | (n = 12) | (n = 11) | (n = 7) | (n = 7) | |
| Maternal age (years), median (IQR) | 28 (24–31) | 36 (33–38)† | 39 (38–41)† | 38 (32–40)† | 38 (31–41) |
| Gravidities, median (IQR) | 3 (1–4) | 5 (2–5) | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–4) | 2 (1–4) |
| No. of liveborn children, median (IQR) | 0 (0–2) | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–1) |
| No. of miscarriages, median (IQR) | 0 (0–2) | 2 (0–3) | 1 (0–2) | 1 (1–3) | (0–2) |
| Past history of stillbirth, n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (25.0) | 1 (9.1) | 1 (14.3) | 0 (0.0) |
| Nullipara, n (%) | 5 (55.5) | 5 (41.7) | 8 (72.7) | 3 (42.9) | 4 (57.1) |
| Gestational weeks, median (IQR) | 7 (7–9) | 39 (38–40) | 9 (8–10) | 8 (8–10) | 34 (32–37) |
| Cesarean section, n (%) | 4 (33.3) | 5 (71.4) |
IQR, interquartile range. Steel–Dwass test for continuous variables and Fisher's exact test for categorical variables.
†
p < 0.05 vs. 1st trimester normal pregnancy.