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Table 5 Effect of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy on small for gestational age (< 10th percentile) and stillbirth, with modeling of effect-modification by twin pregnancy and maternal smoking, Nova Scotia, 1988–2000.

From: The effect of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy on small for gestational age and stillbirth: a population based study

 

Adjusted

 

Odds ratio

95% CI

P value

Small for gestational age

   

Normotensive women

1.0

-

-

Gestational hypertension without proteinuria

1.5

1.4,1.6

<0.001

Gestational hypertension with proteinuria

3.7

3.3,4.1

<0.001

Pre-existing hypertension

2.5

2.1,3.0

<0.001

Twins

4.7

4.3,5.2

<0.001

   Gestational hypertension without proteinuria × twins

0.7

0.6,0.9

0.01

   Gestational hypertension with proteinuria × twins

0.3

0.2,0.4

<0.001

   Pre-existing hypertension × twins

0.7

0.3,1.4

0.29

Smoking

2.9

2.8,3.0

<0.001

   Gestational hypertension without proteinuria × smoking

1.0

0.9,1.2

0.96

   Gestational hypertension with proteinuria × smoking

0.9

0.7,1.1

0.28

   Pre-existing hypertension × smoking

0.6

0.4,0.8

0.002

Stillbirth

   

Normotensive women

1.0

-

-

Gestational hypertension without proteinuria

0.8

0.5,1.2

0.24

Gestational hypertension with proteinuria

1.4

0.6,2.9

0.42

Pre-existing hypertension

3.5

2.0,6.2

<0.001

Smoking

1.4

1.2,1.7

<0.001

   Gestational hypertension without proteinuria × smoking

2.5

1.3,4.7

0.006

   Gestational hypertension with proteinuria × smoking

1.8

0.4,5.3

0.33

   Pre-existing hypertension × smoking

0.6

0.1,2.5

0.43

  1. CI denotes Confidence interval.** Adjusted for smoking, maternal age, gestational diabetes, pre-existing diabetes,maternal anemia, nulliparity, marital status, drug abuse, prepregnancy weight,weight gain, antenatal steroids, twins and infant sex. ** Adjusted for smoking, maternal autoantibodies, maternal age, pre-existing diabetes, maternal anemia, prepregnancy weight and twins.