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Table 1 Maternal characteristics of women diagnosed with meconium amniotic fluid

From: The incidence and risk factors of meconium amniotic fluid in singleton pregnancies: an experience of a tertiary hospital in Iran

Demographic characteristics

CAF

(n = 7803)

MAF

(n = 1085)

Total

(n = 8888)

P value

Age (Years)

   

 < 0.001

 13–19

441 (5.7)

93 (8.6)

534 (6)

 

 20–34

5688 (72.9)

810 (74.7)

6498 (73.1)

 

 35 and above

1674 (21.5)

181 (16.7)

1855 (20.9)

 

Educational level

   

0.058

 Illiterate

481 (6.2)

76 (7)

557 (6.3)

 

 Elementary

2398 (30.7)

332 (30.6)

2730 (30.7)

 

 High school/Diploma

3624 (46.4)

467 (43)

4091 (46)

 

 Advanced

1300 (16.7)

210 (19.4)

1510 (17)

 

Residency place

   

0.999

 Urban

5179 (66.4)

720 (66.4)

5899 (66.4)

 

 Rural

2624 (33.6)

365 (33.6)

2989 (33.6)

 

Access to prenatal care

    

 Yes

7738 (99.2)

1073 (98.9)

8811 (99.1)

 

 No

65 (0.8)

12 (1.1)

77 (0.9)

0.380

Medical insurance

   

0.561

 Yes

7582 (97.2)

1051 (96.9)

8633 (97.1)

 

 No

221 (2.8)

34 (3.1)

255 (2.9)

 

Smoking

   

0.761

 Yes

17 (0.2)

4 (0.4)

21 (0.2)

 

 No

7786 (99.8)

1081 (99.6)

8867 (99.8)

 
  1. Data are presented as n (%)
  2. MAF Meconium amniotic fluid, CAF Clear amniotic fluid