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Table 2 Comparison of the pregnancy outcomes between asymptomatic HBV carriers and non-HBV controlsa

From: Maternal hepatitis B virus carrier status and pregnancy outcomes: a prospective cohort study

Outcome

HBV carriers (n = 513)

Controls (n = 20,491)

P

Completed weeks’ gestation

35.79 ± 8.29

36.95 ± 6.76

<0.001

 ≤12 wks

36

822

0.002

 12 1/7 to 28 wks

13

390

 

 28 1/7 to 40 wks

369

14,755

 

 >40 wks

95

4,524

 

Preterm birth

49 (9.55 %)

1,718 (8.38 %)

0.347

Stillbirth

0

18 (0.09 %)

0.502

Miscarriage

48 (9.36 %)

1,167 (5.70 %)

<0.001

Preeclampsia

4 (0.78 %)

216 (1.05 %)

0.600

GDM

6 (1.17 %)

232 (1.13 %)

0.937

ICP

12 (2.34 %)

331 (1.62 %)

0.201

Placenta previa

4 (0.78 %)

216 (1.05 %)

0.547

PPROM

23 (4.48 %)

845 (4.12 %)

0.686

  1. Abbreviations: GDM Gestational diabetes, ICP intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, PPROM preterm premature rupture of the membrane
  2. aValues are reported as mean ± SD, compared with t test, or number (percentage), compared with χ 2 test, unless otherwise indicated