Table 1 Characteristics of syphilis-seropositive pregnant women with respect to treatment status
From: Maternal syphilis treatment and pregnancy outcomes: a retrospective study in Jiangxi Province, China
Characteristics | Treated (n = 2846) | Untreated (n = 1364) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (y) | 28.50 ± 6.00 | 29.23 ± 6.15 | < 0.001 |
Ethnicity of Han | 2745 (96.5) | 1329 (97.4) | 0.091 |
Education | < 0.001 | ||
Primary school and illiteracy | 424 (14.9) | 266 (19.5) | |
Junior high school | 1630 (57.3) | 729 (53.4) | |
Senior high school | 521 (18.3) | 243 (17.8) | |
College and above | 182 (6.4) | 66 (4.8) | |
Unknown | 89 (3.1) | 60 (4.4) | |
Employment | 0.007 | ||
Unemployed | 1616 (56.8) | 744 (54.5) | |
Worker without regular pay | 656 (23.0) | 345 (25.3) | |
Ordinary employee | 188 (6.6) | 62 (4.5) | |
Other | 386 (13.6) | 213 (15.6) | |
Marital status | 0.028 | ||
Single | 147 (5.2) | 52 (3.8) | |
First marriage | 2295 (80.6) | 1144 (83.9) | |
Other | 404 (14.2) | 168 (12.3) | |
Nulliparas | 872 (30.6) | 214 (15.7) | < 0.001 |
History of syphilis infection | 1091 (38.3) | 397 (29.1) | < 0.001 |
Time of the first antenatal care | < 0.001 | ||
First trimester | 1166 (41.0) | 390 (28.6) | |
Second trimester | 842 (29.6) | 218 (16.0) | |
Third trimester | 592 (20.8) | 492 (36.1) | |
Unknown | 246 (8.6) | 264 (19.4) | |
Maternal syphilis stage | < 0.001 | ||
Latent stage | 2406 (84.5) | 1041 (76.6) | |
Primary stage | 120 (4.2) | 40 (2.9) | |
Secondary stage | 22 (0.8) | 7 (0.5) | |
Tertiary stage | 12 (0.4) | 9 (0.7) | |
Unknown | 286 (10.6) | 267 (19.6) | |
Nontreponemal serum test titer | 0.019 | ||
< 1:8 | 2022 (71.0) | 968 (71.0) | |
≥ 1:8 | 804 (28.3) | 374 (27.4) | |
Unknown | 20 (0.7) | 22 (1.6) |