Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the pregnant and non-pregnant groups of women infected with Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
| Pregnant (n = 16) | Non-Pregnant (n = 35) | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) (Range 23–70) |
29.5 ± 7.3 | 50.0 ± 13.7 | <0.001 |
| Gravity | 2.8 ± 1.8 | 3.5 ± 2.9 | 0.379 |
| Parity | 1.5 ± 1.4 | 2.7 ± 1.9 | 0.028 |
| BMI (kg/m2) (Range 20–44) |
25.3 ± 3.0 | 28.2 ± 6.9 | 0.114 |
| Chronic diseases | * 3 (18.7) | † 18 (51.4) | 0.035 |
| Time interval from diagnosis of COVID-19 infection to obtaining vaginal samples (days) (Range 0–12) |
2.9 ± 4.3 | 4.2 ± 5.8 | 0.427 |
| Hospitalization | 10 (62.5) | 35 (100) | <0.001 |
| Positive SARS-CoV-2 in vaginal samples |
0 | 1 (2.8) | >0.999 |
| Positive X-ray findings | 2 (12.5) | 12 (34.2) | 0.176 |
| White blood cells (103/μL) (Range 2.7–13.1) |
7.6 ± 1.6 | 5.8 ± 2.8 | 0.020 |
| Neutrophils (103/μL) (Range 1.3–10.7) |
5.3 ± 1.6 | 3.9 ± 2.2 | 0.027 |
| Lymphocytes (103/μL) (Range 0.9–3.5) |
1.6 ± 0.6 | 1.9 ± 4.2 | 0.778 |
| CRP (mg/dl) (Range 0.5–11.4) |
2.9 ± 2.3 | 3.6 ± 3.0 | 0.412 |
| Platelets (103/μL)(Range 140–363) | 198.7 ± 48.6 | 212.5 ± 64.9 | 0.452 |
Continuous variables are presented as mean ± SD and categorical variables as n (%); *asthma, anemia, fibromyalgia; † thyroid cancer, chronic bronchitis, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, hypothyroidism, systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, ischemic heart disease, past thrombotic events; CRP: C-reactive protein.