Predictors of premature delivery in patients with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy

Table 1 Clinical characteristics at the time of first presentation of patients with ICP who had delivery before and after 37 wk gestation

Characteristics	Delivery before37 wk,n = 8	Delivery after37 wk,n = 52	P
Age (yr)	26.6 ± 7.2	28.3 ± 5.4	0.433
Onset of pruritus (wk)	29.0 ± 3.9	31.6 ± 3.3	0.057
Intensity of pruritus (score)	3.1 ± 0.4	2.9 ± 0.6	0.361
ALT (U/L)	187.3 ± 87.2	210.4 ± 149.3	0.721
AST (U/L)	126.6 ± 78.8	140.1 ± 101.4	0.855
AP (U/L)	386.9 ± 132.7	372.1 ± 136.2	0.707
γGT (U/L)	35.6 ± 23.2	24.4 ± 14.1	0.072
Bilirubin (μmol/L)	10.3 ± 4.0	15.5 ± 13.1	0.202
TBA before treatment (μmol/L)	47.8 ± 15.2	41.0 ± 10.0	0.041

Abbreviations: ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotrans-ferase; AP, alkaline phosphotase; γGT, γ-glutamyltransferase; TBA, total bile acids.