Comparative analysis on the efficacy of antenatal corticosteroids in preterm newborns in a Kazakhstani Tertiary Care Hospital setting

Table 2 Chronic medical conditions of mothers of preterm newborns based on the extent of antenatal steroid prophylaxis, n (%)

Parameters	Chronic medical conditions of mothers of preterm newborns based on the extent of antenatal steroid prophylaxis				P value
	Complete, n = 71	Absent, n = 49	Incomplete, n = 32	Total, n = 152
Anemia					0.146
Yes	59 (50.4)	34 (29.1)	24 (20.5)	117 (100)
No	12 (34.3)	15 (42.9)	8 (22.9)	35 (100)
Chronic pyelonephritis					0.615
Yes	39 (50.6)	23 (29.9)	15 (19.5)	77 (100)
No	32 (42.7)	26 (34.7)	17 (22.7)	75 (100)
Chronic cholecystitis					0.65
Yes	3 (60.0)	0 (0.0)	2 (40.0)	5 (100)
No	68 (46.3)	49 (33.3)	30 (20.4)	147 (100)
Chronic gastritis					0.763
Yes	2 (50,.0)	2 (50.0)	0 (0.0)	4 (100)
No	69 (46.6)	47 (31.8)	32 (21.6)	148 (100)
Chronic glomerulonephritis					0.605
Yes	0 (0.0)	1 (100)	0 (0.0)	1 (100)
No	71 (47.0)	48 (31.8)	32 (21.2)	151 (100)
Chronic pancreatitis					0.467
Yes	1 (100.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (100)
No	70 (46.4)	49 (32.5)	32 (21.2)	151 (100)
Thyrotoxic goiter					0.522
Yes	3 (75.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (25.0)	4 (100)
No	68 (45.9)	49 (33.1)	31 (20.9)	148 (100)
Hypothyroidism					1
Yes	1 (50.0)	1 (50.0)	0 (0.0)	2 (100)
No	70 (46.7)	48 (32.0)	32 (21.3)	150 (100)
Viral hepatitis B					1
Yes	0 (0.0)	1 (100.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (100)
No	71 (47.0)	48 (31.8)	32 (21.2)	151 (100)
Viral hepatitis C					1
Yes	1 (50.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (50.0)	2 (100)
No	70 (46.7)	49 (32.7)	31 (20.7)	150 (100)