Table 2.
Maternal characteristics, investigations, and pregnancy outcomes.
| All 209 (100%) | Asymptomatic 147 (70%) | Symptomatic 62 (30%) | p value | |
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| Age | 31 ± 6.1 | 30 ± 5.9 (19–47) | 32 ± 6.4 (20–45) | 0.044 |
| Age >35 | 68 (33) | 41 (28) | 27 (44) | 0.035 |
| Age >40 | 20 (10) | 10 (7) | 10 (16) | 0.043 |
| Para 0 | 56 (27) | 45 (31) | 11 (18) | 0.019 |
| Para 1 | 47 (23) | 31 (21) | 16 (26) | |
| Para >1 | 104 (50) | 69 (48) | 35 (56) | |
| BMI | 32.5 ± 6.57 | 32.44 ± 6.78 | 32.64 ± 6.06 | 0.865 |
| Overweight∗ | 53 (33) | 39 (33) | 14 (33) | 0.973 |
| Obese∗∗ | 112 (68.3) | 82 (68.3) | 30 (68) | 0.985 |
| Hypertension | 4 (2) | 0 | 4 (7) | 0.002 |
| Diabetes | 13 (6) | 6 (4) | 7 (12) | 0.045 |
| Bronchial Asthma | 6 (3) | 2 (1) | 4 (7) | 0.041 |
| Composite medical disease∗∗∗ | 40 (19) | 23 (16) | 17 (28) | 0.036 |
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| Trimester at diagnosis | ||||
| 1st | 3 (1) | 2 (1) | 1 (2) | 0.112 |
| 2nd | 15 (7) | 7 (5) | 8 (13) | |
| 3rd | 191 (91) | 138 (94) | 53 (86) | |
| Gestation at diagnosis (weeks ± days) | 36 ± 5 | 36 ± 5 | 34 ± 5 | 0.028 |
| Duration of symptoms (days) | 1 ± 3 (0–30) | — | 5 ± 4.4 (0–30) | — |
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| Labs | ||||
| WBC | 10 (3.1–23.3) | 10 (4.6–23.3) | 8.7 (3.1–16.0) | 0.067 |
| HB | 11 (6.5–14.6) | 10.93 (6.5–13.9) | 11.1 (7.5–14.6) | 0.788 |
| PLT | 268 (126–582) | 267 (126–492) | 268 (152–582) | 0.690 |
| AST | 17 (5–151) | 17 (5–151) | 17 (5–66) | 0.296 |
| ALT | 13 (.7–111) | 18.9 (1.92–111) | 6.5 (0.67–12) | 0.590 |
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| Perinatal outcomes | ||||
| Gestation at delivery (weeks) (min-max) | 37 ± 3 (11–42) | 37 ± 2 (11–42) | 37 ± 3 (16-41) | 0.415 |
| Duration diagnosis-delivery (days) | 12 (0–233) | 7 (0–219) | 22 (0–233) | 0.001 |
| Preterm birth$ | 39 (19) | 30 (20) | 9 (15) | 0.075 |
| Vaginal delivery$ | 120 (58) | 88 (61) | 32 (54) | 0.366 0.380 |
| CS (all) | 83 (40) | 56 (39) | 27 (46) | |
| Elective CS | 30 (36) | 20 (36) | 10 (37) | |
| Emergency CS (all) | 53 (64) | 36 (64) | 17 (63) | |
| NRFH | 21 (40) | 16 (44) | 5 (29) | |
| FTP | 9 (17) | 4 (11) | 5 (29) | |
| Other^ | 23 (43) | 16 (18) | 7 (41) | |
| Male gender | 95 (47) | 66 (46) | 29 (49) | 0.698 |
| Birth weight (g) | 2973 ± 575 | 2980 ± 580 | 2955 ± 567 | 0.831 |
| APGAR at 1 min | 8 (1–9) | 8 (2–9) | 8 (1–9) | 0.114 |
| APGAR at 5 min | 9 (1–10) | 9 (3–10) | 9 (1–9) | 0.097 |
| Positive findings on Ob ultrasound^^ | 8 (5) | 4 (3) | 4 (8) | 0.208 |
∗ Overweight defined as BMI >25, ∗∗obese defined as BMI> 30, and ∗∗∗composite medical disease defined as one or more medical diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, bronchial asthma, systemic lupus erythematosus, and thyroid disease. $Excluded deliveries <24 weeks gestation. ^Other reasons for an emergency cesarean section such as abruptio placentae, preeclampsia, or labor with a malpresentation. ^^Abnormal fetal growth or amniotic fluid, cervical shortening, or placental abnormalities. t-test was used for the analysis of independent variables. Chi-Square and Fisher exact test were used for categorical variables and expressed as frequencies + percentages (%). Percentages are calculated using rounded counts.