Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of term and severe preterm patients
From: Transcriptomic analysis of fetal membranes reveals pathways involved in preterm birth
Term birth | Severe preterm birth | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Total (n = 15) | Total (n = 9) | p valuea | |
Mothers age, years ± SE | 24.1 ± 1.6 | 20.6 ± 1.0 | 0.146 |
Gestational age, weeks ± SE | 39.3 ± 0.3 | 30.7 ± 0.9 | 1.9 × 10− 10 |
Education: elementary school or less, n (%) | 9 (60.0) | 3 (33.3) | 0.399 |
Marital status, % single mother | 13.3 | 22.2 | 0.472 |
PROM (%) | 4 (26.7) | 2 (22.2) | 1 |
Preeclampsia (%) | 0 | 1 (11.1) | 0.238 |
IUGR (%) | 0 | 1 (11.1) | 0.238 |
Parity, n (%) | 0.335 | ||
Nulliparous | 5 (33.3) | 4 (44.4) | |
≥2 | 5 (33.3) | 2 (22.2) | |
Birth weight (g), mean ± SE | 3492 ± 120 | 1696 ± 205 | 1,6 × 10−07 |
Birth sex, % female | 47 | 55 | 0.472 |
Prenatal appointments ± SE | 8.8 ± 0.8 | 4.3 ± 0.9 | 0.002 |