Table 1 Background parameters of 184 women hospitalized for HG, total and by ethnicity
From: Hyperemesis gravidarum in northern Israel: a retrospective epidemiological study
Parameter | Total cohort | Arabs | Jews | P value (Arabs vs Jews) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. patients (%) | 184 | 124 (67.4 %) | 60 (32.6 %) | |
Age (yr), mean ± 2SD (range) | 27.3 ± 10.6 (16-44) | 26.4 ± 10.2 (16-40) | 28.9 ± 10.6 (16-44) | 0.002 (t-test) |
Gestational age (wk), mean ± 2SD (range) | 9.28 ± 5.2 (5-17.5) | 9.3 ± 4.8 (5-17) | 9.2 ± 5.8 (5.5-17.5) | 0.478 (Mann-Whitney) |
No. of pregnancies, mean ± 2SD (range) | 2.35 ± 3.4 (1-4) | 2.2 ± 2.8 (1-4) | 2.5 ± 4.2 (1-4) | 0.298 (chi-square) |
Length of hospitalization (days), mean ± 2SD (range) | 2.24 ± 2.6 (1-9) | 2.2 ± 2.2 (1-6) | 2.2 ± 3.4 (1-9) | 0.034 (Mann-Whitney) |