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Table 1 Demographics and current gestation characteristics of the cohort

From: Risk factors for relaparotomy after a cesarean delivery: a case-control study

Variable

Relaparotomy group

N = 130

Control group

N = 260

P-value

Maternal age (years)

35.7 ± 4.7

34.2 ± 4.8

0.843

Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2)

23.9 ± 4.7

24.4 ± 4.9

0.354

GWG (kg)

12 ± 6

12 ± 5.5

0.386

Chronic hypertension

3 (2.3)

3 (1.2)

0.383

Inherited or acquired Thrombophilia

6 (4.6)

5 (1.9)

0.13

Pre-gestational Diabetes mellitus

3 (2.3)

5 (1.9)

0.801

Previous CD (≥ 1)

63 (48.5)

107 (41.2)

0.17

Mullerian anomalies*

8 (6.2)

8 (3.1)

0.014

Uterine fibroids

9 (6.9)

9 (3.5)

0.009

Gravidity

2.9 ± 1.7

2.4 ± 1.6

0.609

Parity

1.2 ± 1.2

1 ± 1.2

0.415

Primiparous

47 (36.2)

108 (40)

0.306

ART conception

36 (27.7)

28 (10.4)

< 0.001

Multiple pregnancy

15 (11.5)

10 (3.8)

0.003

GDM

27 (20.8)

37 (14.2)

0.107

HDP

18 (13.8)

11 (4.2)

< 0.001

Placenta previa

8 (6.2)

7 (2.7)

0.094

PAS

2 (1.5)

0

N/A

Aspirin use during pregnancy

15 (11.5)

22 (8.5)

0.34

LMWH use during pregnancy

12 (9.2)

10 (3.8)

0.03

  1. Categorical variables are presented as numbers (percentages), and continuous variables are presented as mean ± standard deviation
  2. Abbreviations: BMI – Body mass index; GWG – gestational weight gain; CD – Cesarean delivery; ART – Assisted reproductive technology; GDM – Gestational diabetes mellitus; HDP – Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy; PAS – Placenta accreta spectrum; N/A – Not applicable; LMWH – Low molecular weight heparin
  3. * Mullerian anomalies – including any of the following: bicornuate uterus, unicornuate uterus, didelphic uterus, and septate uterus