Fetal Fibronectin as a Predictor of Preterm Delivery: A Nigerian Cohort Study

Table 3

Maternal clinical characteristics and drugs administered.

Variable	Case (n,%)	Control (n,%)	X^2	P-value
GA at test			0.58	0.75
>30wks	10 (10.4)	7 (7.3)
30-36wks	67 (69.8)	69 (71.9)
>36wks	19 (19.8)	20 (20.8)
Vaginal bleeding
No	96 (100)	96 (100)
Yes	0	0
Uterine contractions in 10 minutes			192	0.001
Nil	0	96 (100)
1	27 (28.1)	0
2	52 (54.2)	0
3	15 (15.6)	0
4	1 (1.04)	0
5	1 (1.04)	0
Steroid given			67.6	0.001
No	46 (47.9)	96 (100)
Yes	50 (52.08)	0
Tocolytic given			162.5	0.001
No	8 (8.3)	96 (100)
Yes	88 (91.7)	0