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Table 2 Multivariate analysis of admission to neonatal intensive care unit in obese compared with non-obese women

From: Neonatal outcomes in obese mothers: a population-based analysis

Obese vs. non obese-women

Crude OR (95%CI)

Adjusted OR (95%CI)

R2

  

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 3 with hospital effect

 

All births (n = 36964)

1.49

1.54

1.43

1.38

1.38

23.1%

 

(1.36-1.62)**

(1.41-1.69)**

(1.29-1.59)**

(1.23-1.56)**

(1.22-1.56)**

 

Women in spontaneous labor (n = 21784)

1.54

1.61

1.49

1.45

1.45

27.4%

 

(1.37-1.75)**

(1.42-1.82)**

(1.28-1.74)**

(1.22-1.72)**

(1.21-1.73)**

 

Women with induction of labor (n = 11774)

1.43

1.48

1.34

1.31

1.34

14.2%

 

(1.22-1.66)**

(1.27-1.73)**

(1.13-1.59)**

(1.08-1.59)**

(1.10-1.63)**

 

Women with elective cesarean section (n = 3416)

1.34

1.45

1.30

1.17

1.18

26.8%

 

(1.08-1.67)**

(1.16-1.81)**

(0.99-1.71)

(0.86-1.60)

(0.86-1.63)

 
  1. **p-value < 0.01; vs., versus; OR, odds ratio. R 2, logistic regression pseudo-R2. N total = 36 959, 36 913 and 30133 in models 1, 2 and 3 respectively.
  2. Model 1: Adjusted OR for maternal age, parity, maternal weight gain and height.
  3. Model 2: Adjusted OR for model 1 and multiple birth, hypertension, diabetes, macrosomia, gestational age.
  4. Model 3: Adjusted OR for model 2 and maternal origin, education, employment, cohabiting status.