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Table 1 Biochemical and coagulation parameters of study participants

From: Laboratory prediction of primary postpartum haemorrhage: a comparative cohort study

Parameters

All women (n = 271)

Group 1 (n = 55)

Group 2 (n = 216)

P value

AST median (IQR)

17 (13.5,21)

18 (15,22.5)

16 (13,20)

0.043

ALT median (IQR)

9 (6,11)

8 (6.5,11)

9 (6,11)

0.48

TP median (IQR)

68 (63,73)

66 (59.5,74)

68 (63,73)

0.315

ALB median (IQR)

36 (34,38)

35 (31.5,38)

37 (35,39)

0.001

GLOB median (IQR)

30 (28,34)

31 (27.5,36)

30 (28,34)

0.889

URE median (IQR)

1.8 (1.5,2.4)

2.5 (1.8,3.2)

1.8 (1.5,2.3)

<0.001

CRE median (IQR)

66 (52.5,78.5)

72 (61,90.5)

61.5 (51,75.2)

0.002

URE: CRE

    

   Median (IQR)

28 (22,38)

31 (24,45)

27 (21,36.8)

0.014

   Intra-renal azotaemia n (%)

217 (80.7)

35 (63.6)

182 (85)

<0.001

   Normal n (%)

50 (18.6)

18 (32.7)

32 (15)

   Pre-renal azotaemia n (%)

2 (0.7)

2 (3.6)

0 (0)

PT median (IQR)

13 (12,15)

14 (13,16)

13 (12,15)

0.096

INR median (IQR)

1.1 (1,1.3)

1.2 (1.1,1.4)

1.1 (1,1.3)

0.096

aPTT median (IQR)

28 (24,36)

31 (24,38)

28 (24.8,33.5)

0.576

  1. Data are presented as n (%) or median (IQR). All P values less than 0.05 were considered significant. Group 1: Women with primary PPH. Group 2: Women without primary PPH. IQR: Inter-quartile range. n: Number. AST: Aspartate Transaminase. ALT: Alanine Transaminases. TP: Total Protein. ALB: Albumin. GLOB: Globulins. URE: Urea. CRE: Creatinine. PT: Prothrombin Time. aPTT: Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time. INR: International Normalised Ratio