Clinical Study
Urocortin in Second Trimester Amniotic Fluid: Its Role as Predictor of Preterm Labor
Table 2
Demographic data of women with preterm labor and premature rupture of membranes (
=19) and women delivering at term (
=19).
| | Groups | Preterm delivery with premature rupture of membranes (=19) Mean ± SD/Median (Range) | Controls (=19) Mean SD/Median (Range) | value |
| | Gestational age at delivery (weeks) | 36 (22–37.6) | 38.6 (37.3–39.9) | <.001 | | Gestational age at amniocentesis (weeks) | 17.9 (15.6–25.4) | 17.4 (15.9–23.7) | NS | | Birth weight (g) | 2508.3 657.7 | 3234.2 416.3 | <.001 | | Age (years) | 37 (27–43) | 37 (29–44) | NS | | <35 (%) | 5 (26.3) | 6 (31.6) | — | | >=35 (%) | 14 (73.7) | 13 (68.4) | — | | Parity | — | — | NS | | First (%) | 9 (47.4) | 7 (36.8) | — | | Other (%) | 10 (52.6) | 12 (63.2) | — | | Smoking before pregnancy (%) | 7 (36.8) | 6 (31.6) | NS | | Smoking during pregnancy (%) | 4 (21.1) | 2 (10.5) | NS | | Alcohol Consumption before pregnancy (%) | 4 (21.1) | 7 (36.8) | NS | | Alcohol Consumption during pregnancy (%) | 1 (5.3) | 1 (5.3) | NS | | Use of drugs | 4 (21.1) | 7 (36.8) | NS |
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