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Table 3 Baseline characteristics and the outcomes of the 50 women using other psychopharmacological medication and the controls before and after matching

From: Increased postpartum haemorrhage, the possible relation with serotonergic and other psychopharmacological drugs: a matched cohort study

 

Before matching

After matching with 5 controls

other ps.drugs

Controls (Perined)

other ps.drugs

Controls (Perined)

(n = 50)

%

(n = 641,364)

%

p-value

n = 50

%

n = 250

%

p-value

Characteristics

 Nulliparity

29

58.0%

289,190

45.1%

0.0666

29

58.0%

145

58.0%

NS

 Caucasian ethnicity

26

52.0%

522,141

81.4%

<0.0001

26

52.0%

130

52.0%

NS

 Low socioeconomic status

23

46.0%

155,183

24.2%

0.0003

23

46.0%

115

46.0%

NS

 Maternal age > = 35 years

16

32.0%

131,584

20.5%

0.044

16

32.0%

80

32.0%

NS

 Previous PPH

0

0.0%

6782

1.1%

NS

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

NS

 Induction of labour

15

30.0%

135,251

21.1%

NS

15

30.0%

75

30.0%

NS

 Hypertension

4

8.0%

52,763

8.2%

NS

4

8.0%

20

8.0%

NS

 Macrosomia P90

6

12.0%

65,522

10.2%

NS

6

12.0%

30

12.0%

NS

 Gestational duration <37 weeks

5

10.0%

34,322

5.4%

NS

5

10.0%

25

10.0%

NS

Outcome

 PPH (>1000 ml)

6

12.0%

39,171

6.1%

0.0819

6

12.0%

11

4.4%

0.0339

  1. ps.drugs: other psycofarmacological drugs