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Table 1 Maternal baseline clinical characteristics of two groups

From: Oxidative stress biomarkers as novel screening tools for trisomy 21: a case-control study

Variables

Non-DS pregnancies

(n = 37)

DS pregnancies

(n = 28)

P value

Maternal age, years

32.54 ± 5.6

34.61 ± 7.49

0.227

Gravidity

3.24 ± 1.61

3.22 ± 1.37

0.955

Parity

1.81 ± 1.20

1.71 ± 1.24

0.754

Number of abortions

0.27 ± 0.56

0.64 ± 0.91

0.063

Number of living children

1.11 ± 0.99

1.04 ± 0.84

0.752

Model of delivery, n (%)

  

0.818

Nulliparous

5 (55.6%)

4 (44.4%)

 

Vaginal Delivery

20 (60.6%)

13 (39.4%)

 

Cesarean Section

12 (52.2%)

11 (47.8%)

 

Diabetic pregnancy, n (%)

  

0.673

No

33 (57.9%)

24 (42.1%)

 

Yes

4 (50.0%)

4 (50.0%)

 

Hypertensive pregnancy, n (%)

  

0.398

No

36 (58.1%)

26 (41.9%)

 

Yes

1 (33.3%)

2 (66.7%)

 
  1. Data were presented as mean with standard deviation and number (%) as appropriate
  2. DS: Down syndrome
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

ISSN: 1471-2393

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