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Table 4 Perinatal mortality for singleton births (n = 234 719, of which 412 were perinatal deaths) according to LMP and ultrasound-based gestational age and SGA status in Norway, 1999-2006

From: Perinatal mortality by gestational week and size at birth in singleton pregnancies at and beyond term: a nationwide population-based cohort study

 

Gestational age by last menstrual period

 

Non-SGA

SGA

Gestational age in weeks

Perinatal deaths n (per 1000)

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted ORα(95% CI)

Perinatal deaths n (per 1000)

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted ORα(95% CI)

37

18 (2.39)

2.3 (1.4–3.9)

2.3 (1.3–3.8)

9 (13.8)

13.5 (6.7–27.1)

13.2 (6.5–26.6)

38

42 (1.92)

1.9 (1.3 –2.7)

1.8 (1.2–2.7)

17 (9.9)

9.6 (5.7–16.5)

9.5 (5.5–16.2)

39

63 (1.40)

1.3 (0.95–1.9)

1.3 (0.95–1.9)

28 (8.8)

8.5 (5.5–13.3)

8.4 (5.4–13.1)

40

67 (1.04)

1.0 (Ref.)

1.0 (Ref.)

12 (3.2)

3.1 (1.7–5.7)

3.0 (1.6–5.6)

41

67 (1.3)

1.3 (0.9–1.8)

1.3 (0.9–1.8)

13 (4.8)

4.6 (2.5–8.3)

4.5 (2.5–8.3)

≥42

60 (2.0)

1.9 (1.3–2.7)

1.9 (1.3–2.7)

16 (10.5)

10.2 (5.9–17.6)

10.1 (5.8–17.6)

 

317

  

95

  
 

Gestational age by ultrasound

37

37 (4.3)

3.6 (2.4–5.3)

3.6 (2.4–5.3)

14 (22.4)

19.0 (10.7–33.6)

18.9 (10.6–33.5)

38

44 (1.6)

1.3 (0.93–1.9)

1.3 (0.92–1.9)

28 (14.6)

12.2 (7.9–18.8)

12.0 (7.8–18.5)

39

59 (1.1)

0.92 (0.7–1.3)

0.92 (0.7–1.3)

22 (5.7)

4.7 (3.0–7.6)

4.7 (2.9–7.5)

40

82 (1.2)

1.0 (Ref.)

1.0 (Ref.)

15 (3.6)

3.0 (1.7–5.1)

2.9 (1.7–5.0)

41

61 (1.3)

1.1 (0.8–1.5)

1.1 (0.8–1.5)

11 (4.9)

4.1 (2.2–7.7)

4.0 (2.1–7.4)

≥42

34 (1.8)

1.5 (1.0–2.2)

1.5 (0.97–2.2)

5 (7.0)

5.8 (2.4–14.4)

5.5 (2.2–13.7)

 

317

  

95

  
  1. Pregnancies with preeclampsia, pregestational and gestational diabetes, infants with congenital anomalies and smoking mothers were excluded.
  2. αAdjustments by logistic regression where the following confounders were included: maternal age (<20, 20–24, 25–29, 30–34 and 35+), parity (para 0, para 1+) and fetal sex.