Table 3 Comparison of maternal characteristics and pregnancy-related complications between concordant and discordant twins at 28–32 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 = 90)

Discordant twin

(n = 16)

p value

Age (years)

32.53 ± 4.05

33.94 ± 5.25

0.158

Nulliparous, n (%)

67 (74.44%)

14 (87.5%)

0.263

Prepregnant BMI (kg/m2)

22.40 ± 3.62

22.38 ± 3.31

0.976

BMI at delivery (kg/m2)

27.76 ± 3.89

27.23 ± 3.57

0.471

ART, n (%)

61 (67.78%)

13 (81.25%)

0.041*

Preeclampsia, n (%)

8 (8.89%)

4 (25.00%)

0.019*

GDM, n (%)

16 (17.78%)

1 (6.25%)

0.169

Placenta previa, n (%)

3 (3.33%)

1 (6.25%)

0.768

Threatened PTL, n (%)

40 (44.44%)

8 (50.00%)

0.697

PROM, n (%)

11 (12.22%)

4 (25.00%)

0.102

PPH, n (%)

2 (2.22%)

1 (3.12%)

1.000

Cause of delivery

Elective, n (%)

48 (53.33%)

2 (12.50%)

< 0.001*

Spontaneous, n (%)

29 (32.22%)

7 (43.75%)

Iatrogenic, n (%)

13 (14.44%)

7 (43.75%)

  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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