Korean J Obstet Gynecol.  1997 Nov;40(11):2550-2560.

Meta Analysis of Elderly Gravida according to General and Clinical Characteristics

• Lim S
• Lee SY

Abstract

Based on the 10 domestic theses which conducted a case-control study of elderly gravida over 35, meta analysis was made of the general and clinical characteristics of cases of elderly gravida over 35 and controls of gravida under 35 with the following result. The percentage of elderly primipara was 0.5 to 2.0 according to a researcher, and that of elderly gravida 3.3 to 4.5. The percentage of elderly primipara and elderly gravida tended to be in reverse proportion to school career. Elderly gravida was found to have twice as many experiences of spontaneous abortion and the same was true of induced abortion. The ratio of cases of controls in antepartum risk factors are as follows: Finally, it should be admitted that there are some problems in this study such as biased selection, the lack of clear operational definition, the lack of precise P-value, omitted standard deviation and uncontrolled confounding variables.

Keyword

Meta analysis; Elderly gravida; Antepartum risk factors

MeSH Terms

Abortion, Induced
Abortion, Spontaneous
Aged*
Bias (Epidemiology)
Case-Control Studies
Confounding Factors (Epidemiology)
Female
Humans
Pregnancy
Risk Factors