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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of pregnant women with IMH and euthyroid status

From: Association between isolated maternal hypothyroxinemia during the first trimester and adverse pregnancy outcomes in Southern Chinese women: a retrospective study of 7051 cases

Characteristics

Euthyroid (n = 5714)

IMH (n = 1337)

χ2/Z value

P

Maternal age (years)

29(27–32)

30(27–32)

-4.745

 < 0.001

Pregestational BMI (kg/m2)

  

54.619

 < 0.001

 < 18.5

1205(21.1)

214(16.0)

  

 18.5–24.9

4162(72.8)

973(72.8)

  

 ≥ 25

347(6.1)

150(11.2)

  

Gravidity (%)

  

31.629

 < 0.001

 1

2139(37.4)

428(32.0)

  

 2

2115(37.0)

469(35.1)

  

 ≥ 3

1460(25.6)

440(32.9)

  

Parity (%)

  

7.785

0.005

 Nullipara

2909(50.9)

624(46.7)

  

 Multipara

2805(49.1)

713(53.3)

  

Education level (%)

  

36.003

 < 0.001

 Junior high school or lower

853(14.9)

259(19.4)

  

 High school

2142(37.5)

557(41.7)

  

 Bachelor or higher

2719(47.6)

521(39.0)

  

History of chronic diseases (%)

  

0.014

0.904

 Yes

320(5.6)

76(5.7)

  

 No

5397(94.4)

1261(94.3)

  

Gestational age (weeks)

39.29(38.57–40.00)

39.14(38.57–40.00)

-1.776

0.076

Delivery mode (%)

  

11.997

0.002

 Vaginal delivery

3630(63.5)

801(62.8)

  

 Caesarean section

1907(33.4)

507(37.9)

  

 Operative vaginal delivery

177(3.1)

29(2.2)

  

 Postpartum haemorrhage volume (mL)

305(240–370)

320(250–395)

-3.992

 < 0.001

Newborn weight (kg)

3.20(2.90–3.40)

3.20(2.95–3.75)

-4.430

 < 0.001

Newborn sex (%)

  

0.908

0.341

 Boy

3063(53.6)

736(55.0)

  

 Girl

2651(46.4)

601(45.0)

  
  1. IMH isolated maternal hypothyroxinemia, BMI body mass index