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Copyright ©2006 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2006; 12(37): 6037-6040
Published online Oct 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i37.6037
Table 1 Description of perinatal factors in 97 PSC patients and 175 controls
(mean ± SD)Patients with PSCControlsP
(n = 97)(n = 175)
Age of the mother, yr27.8 ± 5.127.4 ± 6.2NS
Hospital stay days (mean ± SD)7.9 ± 3.28.0 ± 4.7NS
Birth weight in grams (mean ± SD)3501 ± 5373557 ± 480NS
Birth length in cm (mean ± SD)51.0 ± 2.251.0 ± 1.9NS
Ponderal index (Weight/height2)2.6 ± 0.32.7 ± 0.3NS
Vaginal delivery, n (%)90 (93%)166 (95%)NS
Jaundice post partum, n (%)7 (7%)14 (8%)NS
Breastfeeding at discharge from hospital, n (%)194 (97%)170 (97%)NS
Table 2 Matched odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for the maternal perinatal risk factors studied in 97 patients with PSC and 175 controls
Risk factor1n with PSC (%)n without PSC(%)OR (95% CI)P
Vaginal bleeding6 (6.2)2 (1.1)5.70 (1.13-28.83)0.035
Oedema15 (15.5)13 (7.4)2.28 (1.04-5.03)0.040
Eclampsia01 (0.6)a
Albuminuria during pregnancy10 (11.4)8 (5.2)2.33 (0.88-6.15)0.087
Albuminuria at arrival at the hospital16 (17.2)20 (13.1)1.35 (0.66-2.76)0.416
Albuminuria postpartum13 (13.7)22 (13.3)1.02 (0.48-2.14)0.963
Medical problems postpartum-mother11 (11.3)22 (12.6)0.89 (0.41-1.93)0.765
Medical problems postpartum-child9 (9.3)14 (8.0)1.18 (0.49-2.83)0.717
Breastfeeding95 (97.9)166 (97.1)1.44 (0.27-7.67)0.668
BWT 123 (23.7)31 (17.7)1.44 (0.57-3.65)0.437
BWT 226 (26.8)28 (16.0)2.89 (1.17-7.18)0.022
BWT 316 (16.5)39 (22.3)Reference
BWT 414 (14.4)42 (24.0)0.76 (0.29-2.01)0.576
BWT 518 (18.6)35 (20.0)1.44 (0.57-3.63)0.437
Gestational weeks < 388 (8.4)7 (4.1)2.20 (0.77-6.29)0.144
Gestational weeks 38-4278 (82.1)150 (87.2)Reference
Gestational weeks > 429 (9.5)15 (8.7)1.16 (0.48-2.76)0.755
Small for gestational age1.09 (0.25-4.71)
Large for gestational age2.33 (0.61-8.91)