Table 2.
Comparison of pregnancy outcomes in the both groups
| Characteristics |
Nifedipine and
sildenafil (n=66) |
Nifedipine
alone (n=66) |
Comparison test | P value |
Power of
analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preterm rupture of membrane (n (%)) | 7 (10.6%) | 6 (9.1%) | Chi square test | 0.770 | 99.9% |
| Neurodevelopmental defect (n (%)) | 6 (9.1%) | 8 (12.1%) | Chi square test | 0.572 | 99.9% |
| Neonatal infection (n (%).) | 5 (7.6%) | 4 (6.1%) | Fisher’s exact test | 0.999 | 99.9% |
| Neonatal death (n (%)) | 5 (7.6%) | 3 (4.5%) | Fisher’s exact test | 0.718 | 99.9% |
| Respiratory distress syndrome (n(%)) | 5 (7.6) | 17 (25.8) | Chi square test | 0.005 | 58.8% |
| Needing nicu admission (n (%)) | 24 (36.4) | 44 (66.7) | Chi square test | 0.001 | 99.9% |
| Mean birth weight, kg(mean± 2sd) | 2154.5±221.3 | 1609.0±204.3 | t-test | 0.001 | 99.9% |
Data are expressed as number (%) and mean±sd