The prevalence of severe maternal morbidity and near miss and associated factors in Sergipe, Northeast Brazil

Table 5 Comparison between NM cases and controls in the reference maternity wards of Sergipe (2011/2012)

Variables	NM n % or mean ± SD		Controls n % or mean ± SD		p value	Odds ratio	p value multivariate
*Status*
Pregnant	7	10	36	23.8	0.016	2.82 (1.19-6.70)	0.022
Puerperium/postoperative^¥	63	90	115	76.2	0.016	2.82 (1.19-6.70)	0.022
Marital *status*
Not married	14	21.5	19	12.6	0.093	1.90 (0.89- 4.09)	0.125
Married	51	78.5	132	87.4	0.093	1.90 (0.89- 4.09)	0.125
Years of education
Until 8 years	37	58.7	76	51.4	0.325	1.35 (0.74-2.45)
≥ 8 years	26	41.3	72	48.6	0.325	1.35 (0.74-2.45)
Age
Until 35 years	51	73.9	131	86.8	0.019	2.31 (1.13-4.72)	0.140
≥ 35 years	18	26.1	20	13.2	0.019	2.31 (1.13-4.72)	0.140
Previous abortion
Yes	25	37.9	28	18.5	0.002	2.68 (1.41-5.10)	<0.001
No	41	62.1	123	81.5	0.002	2.68 (1.41-5.10)	<0.001
Personal history of risk
Yes	22	34.4	33	22	0.058	1.86 (0.98-3.54)	0.171
No	42	65.6	117	78	0.058	1.86 (0.98-3.54)	0.171
Conducting prenatal
No	11	17.2	7	4.7	0.003*	4.24 (1.56-11.51)	0.080
Yes	53	82.8	143	95.3	0.003*	4.24 (1.56-11.51)	0.080
Gestational antecedent (≥G2) ^§
Caesarean	47	71.2	85	56.3	0.038	1.92 (1.03-3.58)
Vaginal	19	28.8	66	43.7	0.038	1.92 (1.03-3.58)
Current type of delivery
Caesarean	38	74.5	62	55.4	0.020	2.36 (1.13-4.90)
Vaginal	13	25.5	50	44.6	0.020	2.36 (1.13-4.90)
Previous caesarean section
Yes	38	56.7	67	55.6	0.092	1.64 (1.41-5.40)	0.039
No	29	43.3	84	44.4	0.092	1.64 (1.41-5.40)	0.039
Level of counsciousness on admission
Not conscious	16	23.5	3	2	<0.001*	15.18 (4.25-54.21)	<0.001
Conscious	52	76.5	148	98

^¥: postoperative of laparotomy or curettage after abortion or delivery; The n value for each variable may differ because some cases and controls were still pregnant or the avaiable data were collected by information from medical records or the patient did not know the answer. *Fisher’s exact test. The variables presented in the table were chosen by statistical significance or clinical relevance. ^§Just for patients in the second gestation or more.

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