Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of women in betamethasone and control groups.
| - |
Betamethasone
(n=70) |
Control
(n=70) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal age (years)¥ | 30.1 (4.4) | 29.8 (5.2) | 0.548 |
| Number of Previous Pregnancies≠ | |||
| 0 | 47 (67.1%) | 43 (61.4%) | 0.347 |
| 1-2 | 19 (27.1%) | 24 (34.3%) | 0.213 |
| ≥3 | 4 (5.7%) | 3 (4.3%) | 0.678 |
| Previous Preterm deliveries (<32 weeks)≠ | 3 (4.3%) | 4 (5.7%) | 0.642 |
| Number of Fetuses at Trial Entry≠ | - | - | - |
| 2 | 64 (91.4%) | 62 (88.6%) | 0.452 |
| 3 | 6 (8.6%) | 8 (11.4%) | 0.221 |
| ≥4 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Gestational Age at Trial Entry (weeks)¥ | 26.0 (2.5) | 26.7 (2.7) | 0.682 |
¥ Mean (SD) was presented. ≠ N (%) was presented.