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Table 1 Basic characteristics of the participants according to the presence or absence of placenta accreta spectrum

From: Risk factors for placenta accreta spectrum: findings from the Japan environment and Children’s study

Variable

PAS (+)

N = 202

PAS (−)

N = 90,352

P value

Maternal age, mean years (SD)

32.4 (5.3)

31.2 (5.0)

< 0.001a

Maternal age category, % (n)

 ≤ 19 years

1.0 (2)

0.8 (743)

0.001b

 20–24 years

6.4 (13)

9.1 (8192)

 25–29 years

21.8 (44)

27.7 (25011)

 30–34 years

32.2 (65)

35.4 (32025)

 35–39 years

29.7 (60)

22.4 (20274)

 ≥ 40 years

8.9 (18)

4.5 (4107)

Primiparous, % (n)

37.6 (76)

40.6 (36643)

0.397b

ART pregnancy, % (n)

19.3 (39)

2.9 (2619)

< 0.001b

Maternal smoking status, % (n)

 Never smoker

81.7 (165)

82.2 (74294)

0.029b

 Quit smoking during early pregnancy

9.9 (20)

13.0 (11742)

 Smoking during pregnancy

8.4 (17)

4.8 (4316)

Number of IAs, % (n)

 0

81.2 (164)

84.2 (76073)

0.468b

 1

13.4 (27)

11.6 (10506)

 ≥ 2

5.4 (11)

4.2 (3773)

BMI, kg/m2, % (n)

 < 18.5

16.2 (32)

16.2 (14471)

0.925b

 18.5–24.9

72.2 (143)

73.1 (65362)

 ≥ 25

11.6 (23)

10.8 (9618)

Endometriosis, % (n)

5.9 (12)

3.7 (3301)

0.084b

Uterine myoma, % (n)

8.9 (18)

6.1 (5475)

0.090b

Adenomyosis, % (n)

1.0 (2)

0.3 (295)

0.099c

Uterine anomaly, % (n)

1.5 (3)

0.3 (256)

0.021c

Gestational age, mean weeks (SD)

38.7 (2.1)

38.7 (2.1)

0.964a

Placenta previa, % (n)

8.9 (18)

0.6 (513)

< 0.001b

Cesarean section, % (n)

16.8 (34)

19.3 (17301)

0.378b

Maternal blood transfusion, % (n)

19.3 (39)

0.4 (416)

< 0.001b

  1. PAS Placenta accreta spectrum, SD Standard deviation, ART Assisted reproductive technology, IA Induced abortion, BMI Body mass index
  2. a P value from t-test
  3. b P value from chi-square test
  4. c P value from Fisher exact test
  5. P < 0.05 is statistically significant