Some hemostatic parameters in women with obstetric hemorrhage in Sokoto, Nigeria

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Table 1 Mean values of some hemostatic parameters in hemorrhaging subjects and nonhemorrhaging controls

Parameter	Mean ± SD			t-value	P-value
	Pregnant subjects^a with APH	Pregnant subjects^b with PPH	Normal pregnant controls^c
PT (seconds)	20.7 ± 4.226	23.17 ± 2.708	15.85 ± 0.8930	7.02^a,b 15.76^b,c	0.001^a,b 0.001^b,c
APTT (seconds)	46.04 ± 8.689	53.78 ± 4.089	36.225 ± 5.010	5.70^a,b 14.28^b,c	0.001^a,b 0.001^b,c
Platelet count (×10^9/L)	154.83 ± 47.019	136.43 ± 43.894	291.425 ± 75.980	7.79^a,b 8.94^b,c	0.001^a,b 0.001^b,c

Notes:^a,bStatistical comparison of women with APH and normal control women; ^b,cstatistical comparison of women with PPH and normal control women.

Abbreviations: APH, antepartum hemorrhage; APTT, activated partial thromboplastin time; PPH, postpartum hemorrhage; PT, prothrombin time; SD, standard deviation.

Table 2 Mean values of some hemostatic parameters based on hemorrhage type

Parameter	Pregnant subjects with PPH	Normal pregnant controls	t-value	P-value
PT (seconds)	20.7 ± 4.226	23.17 ± 2.708	2.34	0.02
APTT (seconds)	46.04 ± 8.689	53.78 ± 4.089	3.87	0.04
Platelet count (×10^9/L)	154.83 ± 47.019	136.43 ± 43.894	1.37	0.01

Abbreviations: APTT, activated partial thromboplastin time; PPH, postpartum hemorrhage; PT, prothrombin time.

Table 3 Mean values of nonhemorrhaging pregnant women based on trimester

Category of women	Trimester	PT (seconds)	APTT (seconds)	Platelet count (×10^9/L)
APH	1st	17.75 ± 2.32	36.38 ± 3.29	206 ± 33.31
	2nd	19.86 ± 4.47	50.00 ± 4.16	143.29 ± 10.53
	3rd	24.38 ± 2.33	52.25 ± 6.71	131.00 ± 23.02
PPH	1st	21.13 ± 2.64	50.25 ± 2.32	165.25 ± 61.78
	2nd	24.09 ± 1.97	54.73 ± 2.53	129.09 ± 12.05
	3rd	24.75 ± 2.63	58.25 ± 5.06	99.00 ± 21.46
Normal pregnant women	1st	15.55 ± 0.95	37.15 ± 4.87	355.30 ± 38.50
	2nd	16.25 ± 0.75	35.83 ± 5.17	244.58 ± 38.57
	3rd	16.00 ± 0.82	34.43 ± 5.59	192.86 ± 25.44

Abbreviations: APTT, activated partial thromboplastin time; PT, prothrombin time; APH, antepartum hemorrhage; PPH, postpartum hemorrhage.