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Background: Every day brings us new data on COVID-19, which has come to affect all the dynamics of the society, and increasingly more scientific literature becomes available on the topic However, research information about its effects on particular groups, e g , pregnant women, is still very limited Aims: This study was aimed to investigate D-dimer levels in pregnant women admitted to the hospital with suspected COVID-19 Study Design: This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among pregnant women admitted to our hospital between 1 April 2020 and 31 May 2020 with suspected COVID-19 The data about patients was obtained from patient records and the hospital automation system Methods: The primary outcome variable of the study was the D-dimer levels Secondary outcome variables were the presence/absence of cough, shortness of breath, headache, fever, weakness, proteinuria, diarrhoea, haematuria, loss of taste, hypertension, and gestational diabetes mellitus Results: Data for 64 pregnant women were analyzed Thirty-three (51 5%) of them had a positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) results, and thirty-one (48 5%) had negative ones The mean age of the participants was 26 33 +/- 5 15 years Of the pregnant women, 51 6% (n = 33) were PCR (+) for COVID-19, and 48 5% (n = 31) were PCR (-) The mean age of the participants was 26 33 +/- 5 15 years Headache occurred significantly more often in PCR (+) pregnant women than in PCR (-) ones (chi(2) = 4 201,p = 0 040) A statistically significant difference was found when the groups were compared in regard to the presence of the fever symptom (chi(2) = 5 036, p = 0 025) When PCR (+) and PCR (-) pregnant women were compared, a statistically significant difference was found in the D-dimer levels (Z = 2 896, p = 0 004) A logistic regression model with PCR positivity as the dependent variables and headache, fever, and D-dimer levels as independent ones revealed a Nagelkerke R2 of 26 8%, and relatively high sensitivity (87 9%) and specificity (59 1%) values in predicting PCR positivity Conclusion: This research is the first study to have suggested a model for predicting PCR positivity in women suspected of having the COVID-19 disease, which can speed up decision-making in regard to pregnant women with COVID-19
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