Table 1.
Characteristics of women included in the study. Results are expressed in average ± standard deviation (SD) or percentage (%) of the total, where deemed appropriate. CTR control women; RPL recurrent pregnancy loss; n: number, BMI body mass index, NS not significant, N/A not available.
| Characteristics of Women | CTR Group (n = 7) |
RPL Group (n = 40) |
p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) at first visit ± SD | 34.6 ± 2.1 | 36.5 ± 3.7 | NS |
| BMI (Kg/m2) ± SD | 20.63 ± 1.04 | 22.33 ± 2.84 | NS |
| Cigarette smoking (%) | 0 (0%) | 7 (22%) | NS |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Caucasian | 7 (100%) | 40 (100%) | |
| Number of miscarriages | 0 | 3.26 ± 1.16 | 0.00001 |
| (6–12 weeks) | |||
| Women with ≥2 miscarriages (%) | 0 (0%) | 40 (100%) | |
| Number of deliveries at term (38–41 weeks) | 0.0079 | ||
| 0 delivery | 0 (0%) | 25 (62.5%) | |
| 1 delivery | 1 (12.50%) | 11 (27.5%) | |
| >1 delivery | 6 (87.50%) | 4 (10%) | |
| HLA DQ2/DQ8 state | |||
| positive | 0 (0%) | 15 (37.5%) | |
| negative | 0 (0%) | 25 (62.5%) |