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Table 3 Pregnancy-related characteristics of participants

From: Auricular acupuncture for chemically dependent pregnant women: a randomized controlled trial of the NADA protocol

 

Acupuncture n= 50

Control n= 39

P-value

Gravidity, mean (sd) a

3.9 (2.2)

3.8 (2.2)

0.75

Parity, n (%) b

   

 0

14 (28.0)

10 (25.6)

0.97

 1

14 (28.0)

11 (28.2)

 

 2+

22 (44.0)

18 (46.2)

 

Pre-Pregnancy Weight (kg), mean (sd)a

61.1 (13.7)

64.8 (17.7)

0.39

Height (cm), mean (sd) a

164.2 (7.9)

164.1 (5.8)

0.81

Weight Gain (kg), mean (sd) a

15.7 (14.0)

13.9 (12.4)

077

Gestational age at hospital admission (weeks), mean (sd) a

19.1 (9.4)

19.2 (9.5)

0.90

Prenatal Classes, n (%)b

   

 Yes

4 (8.3)

4 (10.8)

 

 No

33 (68.9)

27 (73.0)

 

 In previous pregnancy

11 (22.9)

6 (16.2)

0.72

Psychiatric Diagnosis, n (%)b

   

 None

23 (46.0)

25 (64.1)

0.07

 Depressed

9 (18.0)

7 (17.9)

 

 Bipolar

10 (20.0)

1 (2.6)

 

 Anxiety Disorder

5 (10.0)

4 (10.3)

 

 Psychosis

2 (4.0)

0

 

 Borderline personality

1 (2.0)

0

 

Days AWHOL, mean, (sd) a

15 (30.8)

10 (25.6)

0.89

  1. a Mann –Whitney U test.
  2. b Chi square test, 2df.