Table 1 Perinatal Characteristics.
Characteristics | n | Catheter closure n = 99 | n | Surgical ligation n = 279 | P-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Birth weight, g, Median (IQR) | 99 | 690 (600–790) | 279 | 680 (580–790) | 0.32 |
Gestational Age, weeks, Median (IQR) | 99 | 25.0 (24.0–25.9) | 279 | 24.7 (23.9–25.4) | 0.07 |
Male, n (%) | 99 | 36 (36) | 279 | 136 (49) | 0.03 |
APGAR at 5 min < 5, n (%) | 99 | 25 (25) | 278 | 60 (22) | 0.45 |
Small for gestational age, n (%) | 99 | 6 (6) | 279 | 16 (6) | 0.91 |
Maternal age, years, Median (IQR) | 99 | 29 (24–31) | 279 | 29 (24–33) | 0.48 |
Single marital status, n (%) | 99 | 54 (55) | 277 | 146 (53) | 0.75 |
Highest level of maternal education, n (%) | |||||
<High school degree | 84 | 13 (15) | 251 | 36 (14) | 0.94 |
High school degree | 84 | 26 (31) | 251 | 87 (35) | |
College degree | 84 | 20 (24) | 251 | 58 (23) | |
Graduate degree | 84 | 25 (30) | 251 | 70 (28) | |
Magnesium sulfate, n (%) | 99 | 82 (83) | 279 | 234 (84) | 0.81 |
Public medical insurance, n (%) | 99 | 50 (51) | 279 | 158 (57) | 0.29 |
Prenatal care, n (%) | 99 | 96 (97) | 278 | 268 (96) | 0.79 |
Maternal hypertension, n (%) | 99 | 25 (25) | 279 | 58 (21) | 0.36 |
Maternal diabetes, n (%) | 99 | 6 (6) | 279 | 23 (8) | 0.48 |
Chorioamnionitis, n (%) | 99 | 21 (21) | 279 | 40 (14) | 0.11 |
Histologic chorioamnionitis, n (%) | 93 | 56 (60) | 268 | 153 (57) | 0.60 |
Rupture of membranes >18 h, n (%) | 99 | 26 (26) | 274 | 63 (23) | 0.51 |
Cesarean section, n (%) | 99 | 63 (64) | 279 | 177 (63) | 0.97 |
Antenatal steroids, n (%) | 99 | 90 (91) | 279 | 261 (94) | 0.38 |
Complete course of antenatal steroids, n (%) | 99 | 56 (57) | 278 | 182 (65) | 0.11 |
Singleton, n (%) | 99 | 66 (67) | 279 | 193 (69) | 0.64 |
