Research Article
A Study on the Association between Low Maternal Serum Magnesium Level and Preterm Labour
Table 2
Demographic characteristics of respondents.
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Characteristics | Study patients | -value | Case (preterm labour) | Control (term labour) | (%) | (%) |
| Age | | | | 16–20 | 7 (7.0) | 13 (13.0) | 0.098 | 21–25 | 15 (15.0) | 17 (17.0) | 26–30 | 33 (33.0) | 30 (30.0) | 31–35 | 27 (27.0) | 25 (25.0) | 36–40 | 18 (18.0) | 15 (15.0) | Mean ± SD (years) | | | | Age range = 16–39 years | Parity | | | | Primigravidae | 17 (17.0) | 22 (22.0) | 0.534 | Multigravidae | 83 (83.0) | 78 (78.0) | Marital status | | | | Single | 20 (20.0) | 19 (19.0) | 0.064 | Married | 80 (80.0) | 81 (81.0) | Tribe | | | | Hausa | 13 (13.0) | 10 (10.0) | 0.830 | Ibo | 25 (25.0) | 23 (23.0) | Yoruba | 47 (47.0) | 51 (51.0) | Others | 15 (15.0) | 16 (16.0) | Religion | | | | Christianity | 62 (62.0) | 53 (53.0) | 0.106 | Islam | 33 (33.0) | 46 (46.0) | Others | 5 (5.0) | 1 (1.0) | Social class | | | | Upper | 17 (17.0) | 14 (14.0) | 0.139 | Middle | 50 (50.0) | 57 (57.0) | Lower | 33 (33.0) | 29 (29.0) | Total | 100 (100.0) | 100 (100.0) | |
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