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Table 1 Association between uterine defect and the clinical characteristics of the participants

From: Intrapartum ultrasound measurement of the lower uterine segment thickness in parturients with previous scar in labor: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Uterine defect

P value

Normal

Defect

No

%

No

%

LUS thickness mm (Mean and SD)

2.43

0.503

2.23

0.520

0.036

Myometrial thickness mm (Mean and SD)

1.90

0.441

1.73

0.457

0.033

Age group (years)

 19–25

26

76.5%

8

23.5%

0.905

 26–30

55

74.3%

19

25.7%

 

 ≥ 31

39

72.2%

15

27.8%

 

Gestation age (weeks)

 34–36

39

84.8%

7

15.2%

0.123

 37–38

44

72.1%

17

27.9%

 

 39–41

37

67.3%

18

32.7%

 

Birth weight

 Low (1.2–2.4 kg)

18

85.7%

3

14.3%

0.192

 Normal (2.5–3.9 kg)

102

72.3%

39

27.7%

 

BMI (kg/m2)

 18.5–24.9 (Normal)

56

77.8%

16

22.2%

0.524

 25–29.9 (Overweight)

48

69.6%

21

30.4%

 

 ≥ 30 (Obese)

16

76.2%

5

23.8%

 

Inter pregnancy interval

 ≤ 24 months

15

71.4%

6

28.6%

0.767

> 24 months

105

74.5%

36

25.5%

 

Inter delivery interval

 ≤ 36 months

29

70.7%

12

29.3%

0.572

 > 36 months

91

75.2%

30

24.8%

 
  1. LUS Lower uterine segment, BMI Body mass index