Table 7

Selected characteristics of mothers by history of spontaneous abortion

Characteristic
Measure
MWNH (1) N = 202
MWH (2) N = 66
p value

White race (Caucasian)
Percent
86.1
90.9
n.s. (3)
Number of pregnancies
Mean
2.61
3.94
< 0.001
Number of live births
Mean
2.61
2.52
n.s.
Age at proband's birth
Mean years
25.27
24.91
n.s.
Age at interview
Mean years
44.22
41.31
n.s.

Notes: (1) MWNH = mothers with no history of spontaneous abortion. (2) MWH = mothers with history of spontaneous abortion. Cases with stillbirths excluded from the analysis. (3) Fisher exact p value calculated on cell frequencies (not shown).

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