Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of term and severe preterm patients
| Term birth | Severe preterm birth | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 15) | Total (n = 9) | p valuea | |
| Mothers age, years ± SE | 24.1 ± 1.6 | 20.6 ± 1.0 | 0.146 |
| Gestational age, weeks ± SE | 39.3 ± 0.3 | 30.7 ± 0.9 | 1.9 × 10− 10 |
| Education: elementary school or less, n (%) | 9 (60.0) | 3 (33.3) | 0.399 |
| Marital status, % single mother | 13.3 | 22.2 | 0.472 |
| PROM (%) | 4 (26.7) | 2 (22.2) | 1 |
| Preeclampsia (%) | 0 | 1 (11.1) | 0.238 |
| IUGR (%) | 0 | 1 (11.1) | 0.238 |
| Parity, n (%) | 0.335 | ||
| Nulliparous | 5 (33.3) | 4 (44.4) | |
| ≥2 | 5 (33.3) | 2 (22.2) | |
| Birth weight (g), mean ± SE | 3492 ± 120 | 1696 ± 205 | 1,6 × 10−07 |
| Birth sex, % female | 47 | 55 | 0.472 |
| Prenatal appointments ± SE | 8.8 ± 0.8 | 4.3 ± 0.9 | 0.002 |
aSignificance was assessed with Student’s t-test or Chi-square test, as applicable
PROM: Preterm rupture of membranes, IUGR: Intrauterine restriction growth, SE: Standard error