Table 1.
Characteristics of patients with pRPL, sRPL and controls.
| Characteristics | pRPL (n = 46) |
sRPL (n = 24) |
pCtrl (n = 60) |
sCtrl (n = 25) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age a | 35.5 ± 5.4 | 35.2 ± 4.4 | 24.8 ± 3.1 | 33.4 ± 6.4 | <0.001 |
| BMI a | 25.7 ± 4.9 | 25.3 ± 5.1 | 22.0 ± 3.5 | 23.0 ± 3.7 | <0.001 |
| Gravidity b | 3(0/8) | 4(3/8) | 0 | 1(1/3) | <0.001 |
| Parity b | 0(0/1) | 1(1/3) | 0 | 1(1/3) | <0.001 |
| No. of miscarriages b | 3(2/8) | 3(2/6) | 0 | 0 | <0.001 |
Data presented as a mean ± SD, b median (min/max). Statistical analysis by ANOVA or Kruskal–Wallis test whenever applicable. Significant p-values (p < 0.05) are marked in bold. BMI = body mass index; No. of miscarriages = number of miscarriages; pCtrls = controls without pregnancy; pRPL = primary recurrent pregnancy loss; sCtrls = controls with previous pregnancy; sRPL = secondary recurrent pregnancy loss.