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. 2020 Jul 28;17(7):e1003195. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003195

Table 1. Demographic characteristics, prepartum conditions and laboratory tests of mothers infected with COVID-19.

All mothers Mothers whose child had COVID-19 Mothers whose child had abnormal radiological findings without COVID-19 Mothers whose child discharged after birth
(n = 29) (n = 5) (n = 12) (n = 12)
No. (%) No. (%) No. (%) No. (%)
Age, mean (SD), year 29.59 (3.56) 29.40 (3.65) 29.33 (4.01) 29.92 (3.34)
BMI, mean (SD), kg/m2 24.10 (5.54) 21.94 (6.10) 23.65 (5.43) 25.45 (5.54)
Educational attainment
 College or above 17 (58.62) 1 (20.00) 9 (75.00) 7 (58.33)
 High school or lower 12 (41.38) 4 (80.00) 3 (25.00) 5 (41.67)
Occupation
 Employed but not at a hospital 11 (37.93) 2 (40.00) 6 (50.00) 3 (25.00)
 Employed specifically at a hospital 4 (13.79) 0 (0.00) 2 (16.67) 2 (16.67)
 Unemployed 14 (48.28) 3 (60.00) 4 (33.33) 7 (58.33)
Parity
 Primiparous 24 (82.76) 5 (100.00) 10 (83.33) 9 (75.00)
 Multiparous 5 (17.24) 0 (0.00) 2 (16.67) 3 (25.00)
First signs and symptoms
 Fever 8 (27.59) 2 (40.00) 4 (33.33) 2 (16.67)
 Cough 9 (31.03) 2 (40.00) 4 (33.33) 3 (25.00)
 Shortness of breath 3 (10.34) 1 (20.00) 1 (8.33) 1 (8.33)
 Diarrhea 2 (6.90) 0 (0.00) 1 (8.33) 1 (8.33)
 Vomiting 1 (3.45) 1 (20.00) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00)
 None 15 (51.72) 2 (40.00) 6 (50.00) 7 (58.33)
Throat swab 13 (44.83) 3 (60.00) 8 (66.67) 2 (16.67)
Chest CT 29 (100.00) 5 (100.00) 12 (100.00) 12 (100.00)
Prepartum laboratory tests
White blood cell count, median (IQR), ×109/L 8.03 (4.50) 8.03 (1.58) 9.90 (5.89) 7.30 (3.32)
 <3.5 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00)
 3.5–9.5 19 (65.52) 4 (80.00) 6 (50.00) 9 (75.00)
 >9.5 10 (34.48) 1 (20.00) 6 (50.00) 3 (25.00)
Lymphocyte count, median (IQR), ×109/L 1.19 (0.48) 1.32 (0.41) 1.17 (0.59) 1.22 (0.35)
 <1.1 9 (31.03) 2 (40.00) 4 (33.33) 3 (25.00)
 1.1–3.2 20 (68.97) 3 (60.00) 8 (66.67) 9 (75.00)
 >3.2 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00)
Lymphocyte percentage, median (IQR), % 14.25 (6.37) 16.70 (4.80) 13.00 (3.55) 15.05 (6.95)
C-reactive protein, median (IQR), mg/L 3.50 (16.65) 18.65 (15.12) 12.20 (26.85) 1.00 (3.50)
Aspartate transaminase, median (IQR), U/L 15.60 (11.00) 16.00 (24.50) 15.30 (4.12) 15.10 (11.75)
Alanine aminotransferase, median (IQR), U/L 16.00 (13.60) 25.00 (20.30) 17.50 (12.68) 14.50 (6.95)
Creatine kinase, median (IQR), U/L 60.50 (48.50) 28.00 (12.00) 69.00 (53.00) 69.50 (49.50)
Lactate dehydrogenase, median (IQR), U/L 195.50 (53.50) 201.00 (21.00) 202.00 (92.00) 178.50 (44.20)
Total protein, median (IQR), g/L 59.60 (6.65) 56.10 (2.70) 62.20 (9.40) 60.80 (5.67)
Albumin, median (IQR), g/L 36.00 (4.65) 36.30 (5.70) 35.20 (4.68) 36.20 (4.40)
Uric acid, median (IQR), μmol/L 296.00 (102.50) 276.00 (69.00) 295.00 (119.70) 308.00 (109.20)
Creatinine, median (IQR), μmol/L 44.00 (9.20) 44.80 (11.10) 44.50 (10.23) 43.75 (6.75)
Urea nitrogen, median (IQR), mmol/L 2.64 (0.65) 2.16 (0.76) 2.42 (0.53) 2.70 (0.17)

Data are presented as the mean (SD), median (IQR), or frequency (proportion). SI conversion factors: To convert aspartate transaminase, alanine aminotransferase, creatine kinase, and lactate dehydrogenase to μkat/L, multiply values by 0.0167.

BMI, body mass index; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; CT, computed tomography.