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Table 3 Comparison of AI and HT characteristics at the delivery after replace therapy

From: Clinical insights of pregnancy management, adrenal insufficiency as a possible cause of elevated TSH: a pilot study of case series

 

AI

(n = 2)

HT

(n = 4)

P-value*

Gestational age (wk)

38.5 ± 0.70

40.3 ± 1.0

n. s.

Mode of delivery

  

0.067

ND, n (%)

0 (0)

4 (100)

 

CS, n (%)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

ECS, n (%)

2 (100)

0 (0)

 

Male gender, n (%)

1 (50)

2 (50)

n. s.

Birth weight (g)

2530.5 ± 120.9

3038.8 ± 350.3

n. s.

Birth height (cm)

46.7 ± 1.9

48.9 ± 2.0

n. s.

1-min Apgar

8.0

8.8 ± 0.5

n. s.

5-min Apgar

9.0

9.5 ± 0.6

n. s.

Placenta weight (g)

472.0 ± 82.0

580.0 ± 88.3

n. s.

  1. AI, adrenal insufficiency; HT, hypothyroidism
  2. ND, normal delivery; CS, Caesarean Section: ECS, Emergency Caesarean Section
  3. n. s., not significant
  4. *Comparison of values between patients with AI and HT
  5. Continuous and categorical data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range) and number (%), respectively
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

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