Research Article
Preemptive Treatment of Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 3
Characteristics of the women in the 2 groups.
| | | Preemptive* () | Control* () | |
| | Mean age year (SD) | 32.2 (4.7) | 31.3 (3.2) | 0.37 | | BMI (SD) | 25.2 (5.7) | 27.3 (6.6) | 0.2 | | Some associated medical conditions | | | | | Motion sickness | 7 | 4 | N.S. | | Acid reflux/indigestion | 23 | 27 | N.S. | | Depression/anxiety | 8 | 16 | 0.04 | | Low iron/anemia | 15 | 9 | N.S. | | Headaches/migraines | 5 | 17 | 0.01 | | HG in previous pregnancy | 20 | 11 | 0.07 |
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*Mean # of followup per patient in each group: 8 (SD 1.8).
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