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Table 2 Background patient characteristics

From: Maternal hair selenium levels as a possible long-term nutritional indicator of recurrent pregnancy loss

Characteristics

Recurrent miscarriage n = 24

Control n = 24

P

Age(y)

32.5 (5.62)

33 (5.87)

0.775

BMI (kg/m2)

31.9 (21.8)

28.5 (6.3)

0.473

Education (y)

10.0(3.12)

14.9(4.23)

0.374

Gravidity

4.9 (1.66)

2.3 (1.22)

0.001

Household income/Rand per month

R. 6147.55 (8022.6)

R. 14761 (11351.44)

0.006

Miscarriages

3.7 (1.2)

0 (0)

0.001

Weight gain(kg)

1.9(3.43)

3.2(3.66)

0.214

Weight loss(kg)

1.0(1.79)

0.7(1.60)

0.87

  1. Mean (SD).