Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the study population.
|
Parameter |
Term birth group |
Premature birth group |
p-value |
|
|
>37 weeks |
28.0-34.0 weeks |
34.1-36.6 weeks |
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|
Maternal age (y, Median±SD) |
28.5±4.6 |
28.6±5.6 |
30.4±4.1 |
P=0.106 ANOVA SS 97.17 MS 48.58 F 2.28 F Crit 3.07 |
|
Maternal BMI (kg/m2, Median±SD) |
24.9±3.0 |
24.2±1.7 |
25.3±3.1 |
P=0.246 ANOVA SS 22.37 MS 11.18 F 1.419 F crit 3.07 |
|
Nulliparous (n, %) |
23 (74.19%) |
12 (46.15%) |
25 (42.37%) |
|
|
GA at delivery (weeks, Median±SD) |
38.4±0.8 |
33.1±0.5 |
35.5±0.7 |
P<0.001 ANOVA SS 404.82 MS 202.41 F 462.76 F crit 3.07 |
|
Previous preterm birth (n, %) |
8 (25.80%) |
13 (50%) |
22 (37.29%) |
|