Table 1 Comparison of maternal ages and some risk factors among the studied groups.

From: RETRACTED ARTICLE: Exposure to pesticide components causes recurrent pregnancy loss by increasing placental oxidative stress and apoptosis: a case–control study

 

G1

(n = 49)

No previous abortions

G2

(n = 26)

Abortions less than 3 times

G3

(n = 26)

Abortions more than 3 times

p-Value

Maternal age (years)

26.1 ± 5.1

27.7 ± 6.7

29.5 ± 6.4

0.077*

Residence

Rural

33 (67.3%)

19 (73%)

17 (65.3%)

0.820

Urban

16 (32.7%)

7 (27%)

9 (34.6%)

Working mother

Non-working

43 (87.8%)

19 (73%)

16 (61.5%)

0.03

Working

6 (12.2%)

7 (27%)

10 (38.5%)

Smoking

No

41 (83.6%)

11 (42.3%)

4 (15.4%)

 < 0.001

Passive

4 (8.2%)

11 (42.3%)

15 (57.7%)

Active

4 (8.2%)

4 (15.4%)

7 (27%)

History of chronic exposure to pesticides, insecticides, and herbicides

No

43 (87.8%)

17 (65.4%)

5 (19.2%)

 < 0.001

Yes

6 (12.2%)

9 (34.6%)

21 (80.8%)

  1. *One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used for comparison while Chi-Square (Χ2) was used for the comparison of other variables.