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Selected characteristics of mothers by history of spontaneous abortion |
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| Characteristic |
Measure |
MWNH (1) N = 202 |
MWH (2) N = 66 |
p value |
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| 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. |
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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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