Research Article

Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes of Pregnant Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019: Data from a University Hospital Setting in Tirana, Albania, May 2020 to November 2021

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of women with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Total () (%)COVID-19 cases
Mild () (%)Severe () (%)

Mean maternal age0.497
BMI (mean)0.29
BMI
 ≥3067 (37.85%)51 (91.04)16 (8.96)0.754
 ≥406 (3.38%)5 (83.3%)1 (16.7%)0.6
Preexisting medical conditions
 No166 (93.8%)120 (72.3%)45 (27.7%)0.18
 Yes11 (6.2%)10 (90.9%)1 (9.1%)
Parity
 Primiparous102 (57.6%)79 (77.4%)23 (22.6%)0.22
 Pluriparous75 (42.4%)52 (69.3%)23 (30.7%)
Gestational age at diagnosis
 Mean0.44
 ≥20 weeks138 (77.96%)96 (69.5%)42 (30.5%)0.01
 ≥24 weeks129 (72.88)91 (70.5%)38 (29.5%)0.08
 ≥32 weeks95 (53.67%)68 (71.6%)27 (28.4%)0.42
 Puerperium15 (8.47%)13 (86.6%)20.25

Statistically significant values at . Chi-square test was used for cardinal variables; the Mann-Whitney test was used for continuous variables. COVID-19: coronavirus disease 2019; SARS-CoV-2: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; BMI: body mass index.