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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of mothers with and without AFLP(n = 275)

From: Pregnancy outcomes of patients with acute fatty liver of pregnancy: a case control study

 

AFLP Group (n = 55)

Control Group (n = 220)

t/χ2/Z, P

Age (mean ± SD, years)

28.53 ± 4.71

31.31 ± 4.20

t = 4.3, P = 2.8*10−6

Gravidity, n (%)

 1

28 (50.9)

89 (40.9)

Z = 1.7, P = 0.087

 2

16 (29.1)

62 (28.2)

  > 2

11 (20)

69 (30.1)

Multiparae, n (%)

22 (40)

87 (39.5)

χ2 = 0.004, P = 0.951

Complications before the AFLP onset, n (%)

 Hypothyroidism during pregnancy

2 (3.6)

9 (4.1)

*χ2 = 0, P = 1

 PIH

12 (21.8)

6 (2.7)

χ2 = 26.2, P = 3.1*10−7

 GDM

3 (5.5)

29 (13.2)

χ2 = 2.5, P = 0.11

 Placenta previa

2 (3.6)

4 (1.8)

*χ2 = 0.096, P = 0.76

 Twins

6 (10.9)

3 (1.4)

*χ2 = 9.8, P = 0.002

 FGR

4 (7.3)

3 (1.4)

*χ2 = 4.0, P = 0.044

 Fetal gender (male)

53 (96.4)

121 (55)

*χ2 = 32.3, P = 1.3*10− 8

Lab on first visit (mean ± SD)

 Platelet (*109/L)

130.53 ± 70.16

205.35 ± 56.03

t = 8.4, P = 4.4*10−15

 Hemoglobin(g/L)

104.27 ± 23.44

120.13 ± 12.40

t = 4.8, P = 9.0*10−6

 ALT (IU/L)

219.18 ± 240.11

14.35 ± 27.65

t = 6.3, P = 5.2*10−8

 Serum Glucose (umol/L)

4.00 ± 1.57

4.67 ± 2.82

t = 1.4, P = 1.2

 Hypoglycemia (%)

34 (61.8)

46 (20.9)

*χ2 = 35.7, P = 2.3*10−9

 Hyperglycemia(%)

4 (7.3)

8 (3.6)

*χ2 = 0.66, P = 0.42

 TBA (umol/L)

89.45 ± 56.89

3.26 ± 4.11

t = 9.7, P = 4.6*10−12

 Albumin(g/L)

25.54 ± 4.67

33.26 ± 3.99

t = 12.1, P = 8.9*10−27

 Total Bilirubin (umol/L)

160.83 ± 112.54

9.33 ± 5.44

t = 10.0, P = 7.2*10−14

 Prothrombin activity(%)

40.44 ± 23.37

119.05 ± 13.23

t = 23.8, P = 7.3*10−33

 Creatinine (umol/L)

162.91 ± 89.84

46.83 ± 11.62

t = 9.6, P = 3.0*10−13

  1. *Continuety correction;** Fisher’s exact test; AFLP:Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; TBA, total bile acid