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Table 1 Socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics of pregnant women and seroprevalence of CMV infection

From: Seroepidemiology of cytomegalovirus infection in pregnant women in Durango City, Mexico

 

No. of women

Prevalence of CMV infection

P value

Characteristic

testeda

No.

%

 

Age groups (years)

    

  15-30

198

119

60.1

0.009

  31-43

144

106

73.6

 

Birth place

    

  Durango State

319

209

65.5

0.68

  Other Mexican State

20

14

70.0

 

Residence place

    

  Durango State

342

224

65.5

1.00

  Other Mexican State

1

1

100.0

 

Residence area

    

  Urban

325

213

65.5

0.75

  Suburban

5

4

80.0

 

  Rural

13

8

61.5

 

Educational level

    

  Up to 6 years

1

1

100.0

0.75

  7-12 years

133

88

66.2

 

  13 or more years

209

136

65.1

 

Occupation

    

  Unemployedb

110

69

62.7

0.44

  Employedc

233

156

67.0

 

Socio-economic level

    

  Low

19

14

73.7

0.69

  Medium

316

206

62.5

 

  High

4

3

75.0

 

Month of pregnancy

    

  1 to 3

117

77

65.8

0.91

  4 to 6

153

100

65.4

 

  7 to 9

66

45

68.2

 

Deliveries

    

  Yes

140

94

67.1

0.59

  No

202

130

64.4

 

Pregnancies

    

  3 or more

228

158

69.3

0.04

  1 or 2

115

67

58.3

 

Cesarean sections

    

  None

241

155

64.3

0.47

  1 or 2

101

69

68.3

 

Miscarriages

    

  None

269

173

64.7

0.37

  1-3

73

51

69.9

 
  1. aPregnant women with available data.
  2. bUnemployed = none occupation, student or housewife.
  3. cEmployed = Employee, professional, business, or other.