Table 1 Descriptive characteristics among RPL patients and controls
From: Correlation of methylation status in MTHFR promoter region with recurrent pregnancy loss
Cases (n=100) | Controls (n=100) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean ± SD) | 26.2 ± 4.7 | 25.7 ± 5.1 | 0.49 | |
BMI ( mean ± SD) | 27.0 ± 2.7 | 26.4 ± 2.5 | 0.14 | |
Consanguinity | Positive | 48% | 36% | |
Negative | 52% | 64% | 0.08 | |
No. abortions | \ | 4 ± 1.1 | NA | |
Pregnancy loss | 1st trimester | 28% | NA | |
2nd trimester | 72% | |||
Live births | 0 | 64 | 0 | |
1 | 35 | 15 | ||
2 | 1 | 42 | ||
3 | 0 | 43 |