Research Article
Can Preterm Labour Be Predicted in Low Risk Pregnancies? Role of Clinical, Sonographic, and Biochemical Markers
Table 1
Population characteristics in both the groups.
| | Characteristics | Preterm | Term | value | | (%) | (%) |
| | B.M.I (mean ± SD) | 22.858 (±4.147) | 23.483 (±3.908) | 0.1992 | | Literacy | | | | | Illiterate | 33 (24.09) | 22 (15.94) | | | Primary | 22 (16.06) | 18 (13.04) | | | Secondary | 70 (51.09) | 78 (56.52) | 0.172 | | Graduate and above | 12 (8.76) | 20 (14.49) | | | Family type | | | | | Joint | 82 (59.85) | 99 (71.74) | 0.042 | | Nuclear | 55 (40.15) | 39 (28.26) | | | Tobacco use | | | | | Present | 1 (0.73) | 1 (0.72) | 1.000 | | Absent | 136 (99.27) | 137 (99.28) | | | Profession | | | | | Home maker | 133 (97.08) | 135 (97.83) | | | Working | 4 (2.92) | 3 (2.17) | 0.723 | | Type of work | | | | | Heavy | 2 (1.46) | 0 (00) | | | Moderate | 135 (98.54) | 138 (100) | 0.247 | | Sedentary | 00 (00) | 00 (00) | | | Domestic violence | | | | | Present | 3 (2.19) | 1 (0.72) | | | Absent | 134 (97.81) | 137 (99.28) | 0.370 | | Parity | | | | | 0 | 56 (40.88%) | 59 (42.75%) | | | 1 | 57 (41.61%) | 55 (39.86%) | 0.966 | | 2 | 21 (15.33%) | 22 (15.94%) | | | 3 | 3 (2.19%) | 2 (1.45%) | | | Abortions | | | | | 0 | 107 (78.10%) | 102 (73.91%) | | | 1 | 24 (17.52%) | 30 (21.74%) | 0.875 | | 2 | 4 (2.92%) | 4 (2.90%) | | | 3 | 2 (1.46%) | 2 (1.45%) | | | Poor orodental hygiene | 10 (7.30%) | 14 (10.14%) | 0.008 |
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