Research Article
A Study on the Association between Low Maternal Serum Magnesium Level and Preterm Labour
Table 6
Relationship between serum magnesium and the major risk factors for preterm labour.
| Risk factors | | Total serum magnesium level (mg/dL) | value | Mean ± SD (mg/dL) | Min | Max |
| Maternal age | | | | | | 16–20 | 20 | | 1.46 | 3.10 | 0.099 | 21–25 | 32 | | 1.39 | 2.97 | 26–30 | 63 | | 1.30 | 3.00 | 31–35 | 52 | | 1.75 | 2.89 | 36–40 | 33 | | 1.66 | 2.45 | Social class | | | | | | Upper | 31 | | 1.69 | 3.11 | 0.101 | Middle | 107 | | 1.30 | 2.97 | Lower | 62 | | 1.24 | 2.99 | History of midtrimester miscarriage | | | | | | Yes | 69 | | 1.30 | 2.80 | 0.716 | No | 131 | | 1.25 | 2.99 | History of preterm labour | | | | | | Yes | 38 | | 1.30 | 2.60 | 0.059 | No | 162 | | 1.25 | 2.99 |
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