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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2006; 12(37): 6037-6040
Published online Oct 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i37.6037

Table 1 Description of perinatal factors in 97 PSC patients and 175 controls

(mean ± SD)	Patients with PSC	Controls	P
	(n = 97)	(n = 175)
Age of the mother, yr	27.8 ± 5.1	27.4 ± 6.2	NS
Hospital stay days (mean ± SD)	7.9 ± 3.2	8.0 ± 4.7	NS
Birth weight in grams (mean ± SD)	3501 ± 537	3557 ± 480	NS
Birth length in cm (mean ± SD)	51.0 ± 2.2	51.0 ± 1.9	NS
Ponderal index (Weight/height²)	2.6 ± 0.3	2.7 ± 0.3	NS
Vaginal delivery, n (%)	90 (93%)	166 (95%)	NS
Jaundice post partum, n (%)	7 (7%)	14 (8%)	NS
Breastfeeding at discharge from hospital, n (%)¹	94 (97%)	170 (97%)	NS

¹Missing data in 2 patients.

Citation: Bergquist A, Montgomery SM, Lund U, Ekbom A, Olsson R, Lindgren S, Prytz H, Hultcrantz R, Broomé U. Perinatal events and the risk of developing primary sclerosing cholangitis. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(37): 6037-6040
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v12/i37/6037.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i37.6037