Table 1: Comparison of the demographic and haemostatic parameters of the pregnant, non-pregnant and the puerperium women.
|
Parameter |
Pregnant women (n = 200) (Mean ± SD) (Range) |
Puerperium (n = 200) (Mean ± SD) (Range) |
Non-Pregnant women (n = 100) (Mean ± SD) (Range) |
ANOVA (df) |
P-value |
|
AGE (years) (Range) |
27.57 ± 3.41 (16-39) |
27.62 ± 4.85 (16-39) |
26.52 ± 4.73 (18-41) |
2.504 (2)
|
< 0.05 |
|
PARITY (Range) |
1.10 ± 1.16 (0-4) |
2.05 ± 1.28 (0-4) |
1.16 ± 1.31 (0-4) |
33.849 (2)
|
< 0.05 |
|
PT (secs) (Range) |
11.36 ± 3.12 (10-16) |
14.28 ± 4.22 (13-16) |
15.48 ± 2.49 (14-16) |
57.843 (2)
|
< 0.05 |
|
PTTK (secs) (Range) |
44.1 ± 7.2 (43.3-46.1) |
40.32 ± 6.4 (41.3-43.3) |
39.4 ± 8.1 (38.4-44.3) |
20.512 (2) |
< 0.05 |
|
INR |
1.07 ± 0.1 |
1.09 ± 0.22 |
1.11 ± 0.1 |
2.206 (2) |
> 0.05 |
|
Platelet count (X109/L) (Range) |
203.89 ± 65.2
(78-416) |
249.1 ± 75.0
(95-406) |
257.0 ± 69.0
(90-396)
|
28.437 (2) |
< 0.05 |
|
Fibrinogen concentration(g/L) (Range) |
4.4 ± 0.80
(2.9-5.1) |
3.6 ± 0.88
(2.8-4.4) |
2.6 ± 0.72
(2.6-4.3) |
164.877 (2) |
< 0.05 |
PT: Prothrombin time; Secs: Seconds; PTTK: Partial thromboplastin time with kaolin; INR: International normalized ratio
P > 0.05 = Not significant; P < 0.05 = Significant