Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the amniotic fluid study cohort.

From: The amniotic fluid proteome changes with term labor and informs biomarker discovery in maternal plasma

Characteristics

Term no labor (n = 11)

Term in labor (n = 24)

p

Age (years)

27 (22.5–30)

21 (19.8–23.2)

0.138

Nulliparity

4/10 (40%)

14/24 (58.3%)

0.457

Gestational age at amniocentesis (weeks)

38 (37.2–39)

39 (37.9–39.7)

0.251

Cervical dilatation (cm)

 

3(3–4)

 

Birth weight (g)

3130 (3055–3525)

3400 (3037.5–3600)

0.638

  1. Continuous variables were compared with the use of Welch’s t-test and are summarized as the median (interquartile range). Categorical variables are shown as a number (%) and were compared with the use of Fisher’s exact test.
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