Table 1 Comparison of maternal characteristics and pregnancy-related complications between concordant and discordant twins at 20–24 weeks of gestation in DCDA twins.

From: Prediction of maternal complications and neonatal outcome in dichorionic diamniotic twins with fetal weight discordancy measured by ultrasonography

 

Concordant twin

(n = 95)

Discordant twin

(n = 11)

p value

Age (years)

32.58 ± 4.15

34.18 ± 5.03

0.095

Nulliparous, n (%)

74 (77.89%)

7 (63.64%)

< 0.001*

Prepregnant BMI (kg/m2)

22.33 ± 3.59

23.02 ± 3.35

0.393

BMI at delivery (kg/m2)

27.62 ± 3.88

28.25 ± 3.45

0.465

ART, n (%)

67 (70.53%)

7 (63.64%)

0.044*

Preeclampsia, n (%)

9 (9.47%)

3 (27.27%)

0.032*

GDM, n (%)

17 (17.89%)

0 (0.00%)

0.063

Placenta previa, n (%)

2 (2.11%)

2 (18.81%)

0.002*

Threatened PTL, n (%)

44 (46.32%)

4 (36.36%)

0.508

PROM, n (%)

4 (14.74%)

1 (9.09%)

0.692

PPH, n (%)

2 (2.11%)

0 (0.00%)

0.978

Cause of delivery

Elective, n (%)

45 (47.37%)

5 (45.45%)

0.533

Spontaneous, n (%)

33 (34.74%)

3 (27.27%)

Iatrogenic, n (%)

17 (17.89%)

3 (27.27%)

  1. DCDA, dichorionic diamniotic; BMI, body mass index; ART, artificial reproductive technique; GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus; PTL, preterm labor; PROM, premature rupture of the amniotic membrane; PPH, postpartum hemorrhage.
  2. *p values of < 0.05 are shown in bold with an asterisk (*).
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