Research Article
The Influence of Prior Obstetrical History on Current 17-Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate Use
Table 2
Demographic and clinical characteristics of subjects offered 17-Hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17-OHP-C).
| | Patient characteristic | Received 17-OHP-C | Declined 17-OHP-C | value | | () | () |
| | Maternal age (mean years ± SD) | 27.7 ± 4.8 | 27.5 ± 5.8 | .87 | | % African-American | 54.2 (26/48) | 67.6 (23/34) | .22 | | % Single | 64.6 (31/48) | 61.8 (21/34) | .79 | | % Medicaid Insurance | 77.1 (37/48) | 67.6 (23/34) | .34 | | % Years school ≤12 | 60.4 (26/43) | 70.0 (21/30) | .40 | | % Preeclampsia or gestational hypertension (current pregnancy) | 19.6 (9/46) | 14.7 (5/34) | .76 | | % Cerclage (all types) | 12.7 (6/47) | 11.7 (4/34) | 1.00 | | Multiple (>1) prior PTB | 37.5 (18/48) | 41.2 (14/34) | .74 | | Etiology of index preterm birth due to preterm labor | 55.3 (26/47) | 61.8 (21/34) | .56 | | Interval term delivery since preterm birth | 4.2 (2/48) | 17.6 (6/34) | .10 | | Cesarean section (current pregnancy) | 28.3 (13/46) | 21.9 (7/32) | .53 | | Birth weight (mean gm ± SD) | | | .47 | | Gestational age of most recent preterm delivery | 28.7 (25.3–32.8) | 34.0 (28.3–36.0) | .02 | | Gestational age of earliest preterm delivery | 28.0 (24.3–32.0)* | 32.0 (25.2–34.0)* | .11 | | Gestational age at delivery of current gestation | 37.0 (35.2–38.4)* | 37.2 (35.2–39.2)* | .39 |
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Data presented as median and IQR.
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