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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 PSC	Controls	P
	(n = 97)	(n = 175)
Age of the mother, yr	27.8 ± 5.1	27.4 ± 6.2	NS
Hospital stay days (mean ± SD)	7.9 ± 3.2	8.0 ± 4.7	NS
Birth weight in grams (mean ± SD)	3501 ± 537	3557 ± 480	NS
Birth length in cm (mean ± SD)	51.0 ± 2.2	51.0 ± 1.9	NS
Ponderal index (Weight/height²)	2.6 ± 0.3	2.7 ± 0.3	NS
Vaginal delivery, n (%)	90 (93%)	166 (95%)	NS
Jaundice post partum, n (%)	7 (7%)	14 (8%)	NS
Breastfeeding at discharge from hospital, n (%)¹	94 (97%)	170 (97%)	NS

¹Missing data in 2 patients.

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 factor	¹n with PSC (%)	n without PSC(%)	OR (95% CI)	P
Vaginal bleeding	6 (6.2)	2 (1.1)	5.70 (1.13-28.83)	0.035
Oedema	15 (15.5)	13 (7.4)	2.28 (1.04-5.03)	0.040
Eclampsia	0	1 (0.6)	a
Albuminuria during pregnancy	10 (11.4)	8 (5.2)	2.33 (0.88-6.15)	0.087
Albuminuria at arrival at the hospital	16 (17.2)	20 (13.1)	1.35 (0.66-2.76)	0.416
Albuminuria postpartum	13 (13.7)	22 (13.3)	1.02 (0.48-2.14)	0.963
Medical problems postpartum-mother	11 (11.3)	22 (12.6)	0.89 (0.41-1.93)	0.765
Medical problems postpartum-child	9 (9.3)	14 (8.0)	1.18 (0.49-2.83)	0.717
Breastfeeding	95 (97.9)	166 (97.1)	1.44 (0.27-7.67)	0.668
BWT 1	23 (23.7)	31 (17.7)	1.44 (0.57-3.65)	0.437
BWT 2	26 (26.8)	28 (16.0)	2.89 (1.17-7.18)	0.022
BWT 3	16 (16.5)	39 (22.3)	Reference
BWT 4	14 (14.4)	42 (24.0)	0.76 (0.29-2.01)	0.576
BWT 5	18 (18.6)	35 (20.0)	1.44 (0.57-3.63)	0.437
Gestational weeks < 38	8 (8.4)	7 (4.1)	2.20 (0.77-6.29)	0.144
Gestational weeks 38-42	78 (82.1)	150 (87.2)	Reference
Gestational weeks > 42	9 (9.5)	15 (8.7)	1.16 (0.48-2.76)	0.755
Small for gestational age			1.09 (0.25-4.71)
Large for gestational age			2.33 (0.61-8.91)

BWT 1-5, 5ths; 1, lowest ; BWT, body weight. ¹The cases are matched with controls for sex, age and hospital ^aNo estimate due to an empty cell.

Citation: Bergquist A, Montgomery SM, Lund U, Ekbom A, Olsson R, Lindgren S, Prytz H, Hultcrantz R, Broomé U. Perinatal events and the risk of developing primary sclerosing cholangitis. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(37): 6037-6040
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v12/i37/6037.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i37.6037