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Table 4 Perinatal outcomes

From: Very advanced maternal age and morbidity in Victoria, Australia: a population based study

 

30–34 yrs

45+ yrs

 

n

%

n

%

OR

95% CI

P value

Gestation

       

< 31 weeks’

655

1.4%

5

2.2%

1.84

(0.7, 4.6)

0.2065

32–36 weeks’

3041

6.1%

33

14.3%

2.61

(1.8, 3.8)

<0.001

Birth-weight

       

<2,500 g

3042

6.1%

29

12.6%

2.22

(1.5, 3.3)

<0.001

> = 4,500 g

948

1.9%

<5

1.7%

0.98

(0.3, 2.7)

1

Small for gestational age

3861

7.7%

26

11.3%

1.53

(1.0, 2.3)

0.0404

Perinatal death

 

6.9/1000 births

 

13.0/1000 births

   
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