Research Article
A Case-Control Study on Risk Factors for Preterm Deliveries in a Secondary Care Hospital, Southern India
Table 2
Characteristics of the preterm and term deliveries.
| | | Cases () | Controls () | | | Mean | Standard deviation | Mean | Standard deviation |
| | Age in years | 27.5 | 3.97 | 27.1 | 3.62 | | Height (cm) | 155.4 | 5.99 | 156.1 | 5.35 | | Weight (kg) | 61.0 | 13.00 | 60.5 | 10.35 | | Birth weight (gm) | 2452.7 | 436.01 | 2977.8 | 401.97 | | Antenatal check-ups (number) | 6.9 | 4.12 | 8.5 | 3.89 | | Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 11.8 | 1.27 | 12.1 | 1.95 |
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