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Table 1 Comparison between the sociodemographic features of patients with male (n = 87) and female (n = 70) fetuses

From: Comparison of uterine fibroids’ growth pattern during pregnancy according to fetal sex: an observational study

Characteristics

Male fetus

(n = 87)

Female fetus

(n = 70)

p

Age (years)

34.5 ± 5.2

34.3 ± 4.4

0.79

BMI (kg/m2)

24.6 ± 3.7

24.5 ± 3.7

0.78

BMI < 18.5

2 (2.3)

2 (2.8)

0.75

BMI 18.5–24.9

47 (54.0)

38 (54.4)

0.91

BMI 25–29.9

30 (34.5)

26 (37.1)

0.87

BMI 30–34.9

8 (9.2)

3 (4.3)

0.38

BMI 35–39.4

0 (–)

1(1.4)

0.93

BMI > 40

0 (–)

0 (–)

(–)

Number of previous pregnancies

1 (0–1)

1 (0–1)

0.83

Nulliparous

32 (36.7)

25 (35.7)

0.97

Smoking

2 (2.3)

6 (8.6)

0.16

Previous oral contraceptive use

23 (26.4)

18 (25.7)

0.93

Previous spontaneous miscarriage

30 (34.5)

25 (35.7)

0.99

Previous cesarean delivery

15 (17.2)

11 (15.7)

0.97

Previous therapy for fibroids

12 (13.8)

10 (14.3)

0.89

  1. Data reported as mean ± SD, median (IQR), or n (%) as appropriate t test, chi-square test, or Mann-Whitney test as appropriate