Research Article

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

Table 4

Gestational age at delivery and maternal length of hospital stay.

VariableCase (n,%)Control (n,%)X2P-value

GA at delivery30.90.001
  <34wks 6 days21 (21.9)1 (1.04)
 34-36wks 6 days24 (25)12 (12.5)
  ≥37 wks51 (53.13)83 (86.5)
Hospital stay4.10.13
Mean ± SD2.7 ± 1.352.53 ± 1.02
  <3 days79 (82.3)82 (85.4)
 4-5 DAYS13 (13.5)14 (14.6)
 6-7 DAYS4 (4.2)0

Abbreviations: GA-Gestational age.