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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population (N = 1070)

From: Prevalence and profile of adverse drug reactions in high-risk pregnancy: a cohort study

Variables

Values

Age, years (m, sd)

26.2

7.3

Gestational age, weeks (m, sd)

31.2

7.2

Number of pregnancies (m, sd)

2.4

1.8

Previous abortion/miscarriage (n, %)

496

46.4

Admission diagnosis (n, %)

 Arterial hypertension

536

50.2

 Preterm labor

290

27.2

 Gestational diabetes

204

19.1

 Pyelonephritis

105

9.8

 Others

521

57.7

Length of hospitalization, days (m, sd)

4.4

5.4

Number of drugs (m, sd)

4.9

2.5

Drugs (n, %)

 Nifedipine (oral)

413

38.6

 Captopril (oral)

334

31.2

 Simethicone (oral)

323

30.2

 Scopolamine (oral)

307

28.7

 Ferrous sulphate (oral)

244

22.8

 Methyldopa (oral)

224

20.9

  1. m mean, sd standard deviation