Research Article
Epidemic Profile of Maternal Syphilis in China in 2013
Table 3
Pregnancy outcomes of women with syphilis infection in China in 2013, by region
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| | Characteristic | Total | Region | value | | Eastern | Central | Western |
| | Gestational weeks at delivery (mean ± SD) | 39.2 ± 2.2 | 39.1 ± 2.3 | 39.2 ± 2.3 | 39.3 ± 2.1 | <0.001 | | Mode of delivery | | | | | | | Spontaneous VD | 7900 (49.7%) | 3388 (51.2%) | 1473 (38.8%) | 3039 (55.6%) | <0.001 | | Instrumental VD | 351 (2.2%) | 107 (1.6%) | 102 (2.7%) | 142 (2.6%) | | Elective CS | 4355 (27.4%) | 1821 (27.5%) | 1390 (36.6%) | 1144 (20.9%) | | Emergency CS | 3005 (18.9%) | 1055 (15.9%) | 820 (21.6%) | 1130 (20.7%) | | Unknown | 273 (1.7%) | 248 (3.7%) | 13 (0.3%) | 12 (0.2%) | | Stillbirth/neonatal death | | | | | | | Yes | 454 (2.9%) | 200 (3.0%) | 121 (3.2%) | 133 (2.4%) | 0.059 | | No | 15430 (97.1%) | 6419 (97.0%) | 3677 (96.8%) | 5334 (97.6%) | | Preterm delivery/low birth weight | | | | | | | Yes | 1665 (10.5%) | 728 (11.0%) | 408 (10.7%) | 529 (9.7%) | 0.051 | | No | 14219 (89.5%) | 5891 (89.0%) | 3390 (89.3%) | 4938 (90.3%) | | Neonatal congenital syphilis | | | | | | | Yes | 478 (3.0%) | 191 (2.9%) | 181 (4.8%) | 106 (1.9%) | <0.001 | | No | 15406 (97.0%) | 6428 (97.1%) | 3617 (95.2%) | 5361 (98.1%) | | Any adverse pregnancy outcomes | | | | | | | Yes | 2223 (14.0%) | 946 (14.3%) | 598 (15.7%) | 679 (12.4%) | <0.001 | | No | 13661 (86.0%) | 5673 (85.7%) | 3200 (84.3%) | 4788 (87.6%) |
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Values are given as number (percentage) or mean ± SD unless otherwise indicated; VD refers to vaginal delivery; SD refers to caesarean section.
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