Comparison of Perinatal, Newborn, and Audiometry Results of COVID-19 Pregnant Women
Table 2
Comparison of biochemical variables between COVID-19 and normal pregnant groups in normal and cesarean delivery.
Variables
Normal delivery groups
value
Cesarean delivery groups
value
COVID-19 (n=57)
Normal (n=46)
COVID-19 (n=8)
Normal (n=20)
Mean ± SD/median (IQR)
Mean ± SD/median (IQR)
Median (IQR)
Median (IQR)
Gestational week
38.8 ± 1.8
39.2 ± 0.9
0.185
39 (1)
38.5 (1)
0.117
Age, year
26.8 ± 4.8
27.2 ± 4.6
0.634
25.5 (8)
26 (6)
0.838
Parity, n
2.9 ± 1.6
3.1 ± 1.5
0.506
2 (3)
2 (2)
0.812
WBC, K/uL
16.4 ± 5.6
13.8 ± 4.5
0.012
15.5 (9)
12 (5)
0.185
Lymphocyte, K/uL
10.3 ± 6.2
14.0 ± 7.8
0.010
13.5 (9)
11 (7)
0.160
Neutrophil, K/uL
82.6 ± 6.7
78.4 ± 8.8
0.008
80 (6)
84 (10)
0.169
Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio
0.13 ± 0.1
0.19 ± 0.14
0.013
0.17 (0.12)
0.13 (0.10)
0.186
Hemoglobin, g/dL
11.3 ± 1.4
11.3 ± 1.4
0.895
12 (3)
11 (1)
0.711
Htc, %
35.5 ± 4.1
35.2 ± 3.6
0.722
35.5 (9)
35 (4)
0.939
Platelet, K/uL
234.3 ± 61.2
241.2 ± 66.0
0.589
227.5 (117)
214.5 (86)
0.509
Glucose, mg/dL
91.5 ± 26.9
95.9 ± 25.8
0.401
88 (34)
86 (22)
0.610
Urea, mg/dL
18.3 ± 5.0
17.9 ± 5.2
0.686
18.5 (7)
16 (4)
0.071
Creatinine, mg/dL
0.6 ± 0.1
0.59 ± 0.1
0.660
0.6 (0.1)
0.6 (0.1)
0.226
AST, U/L
28.4 ± 9.7
25.3 ± 6.9
0.071
26 (16)
24 (6)
0.557
ALT, U/L
15 (7)
12.5 (7)
0.037
13.5 (9)
15 (6)
0.523
D-dimer, ug/L
1051.3 ± 675.2
−(n=0)
NA
−(n=2)
−(n=1)
NA
CRP, mg/dL
8 (11)
4 (4)
0.008
13 (22)
6 (5.5)
0.052
Ferritin, ng/mL
22 (34) (n=23)
11 (44) (n=11)
0.699
14 ()
10.5 (13.5)
0.410
Duration of hospital stay, day
2.5 ± 0.9
2.2 ± 0.8
0.152
3 (1)
3 (0)
0.252
Week of birth
38.8 ± .1.8
39.2 ± 0.9
0.140
40 (1)
38.5 (1)
0.004
Fetal weight, gr
3187.5 ± 531.8
3237.2 ± 377.0
0.623
3130 (1176)
3220 (479)
0.958
Apgar1. min
7.7 ± 1.2
8.0 ± 0.5
0.235
8 (1)
7.5 (1)
0.013
Apgar 5.min
8.9 ± 1.3
9.1 ± 0.5
0.232
9 (1)
9 (0)
0.059
AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; CRP, C-reactive protein, white blood cell (WBC); N/L, neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio, NA, not applicable. Independent t test and Mann–Whitney U test were used and was considered significant.
