Table 2.
Comparisons among the three groups regarding baseline characteristics
| Variable | Group A (n = 38) |
Group B (n = 48) |
Group C (n = 16) |
P. V. (Sig.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean ± SD (range) | 32.9 ± 4.1 | 31.8 ± 4.2 | 31.7 ± 4.5 | 0.429NS | |
| Parity | 1–2 | 2 (5.3%) | 26 (54.2%) | 14 (87.5%) | < 0.001** |
| 3–4 | 22 (57.9%) | 22 (45.8%) | 2 (12.5%) | ||
| ≥ 5 | 14 (36.8%) | 0 | 0 | ||
| Previous CS | 1 | 0 | 10 (20.8%) | 8 (50%) | < 0.001** |
| 2 | 4 (10.5%) | 18 (37.5%) | 8 (50%) | ||
| 3 | 18 (47.4%) | 18 (37.5%) | 0 | ||
| 4 | 16 (42.1%) | 2 (4.2%) | 0 | ||
| History of placenta previa | Yes | 13 (34.2%) | 15 (31.2%) | 6 (37.5%) | 0.035* |
| No | 25 (65.8%) | 33 (68.8%) | 10 (62.5%) | ||
NS Not significant, * = Significant (p < 0.05),** = highly significant (p < 0.01), SD standard deviation, CS cesarean section