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Table 2 Frequency distribution and univariate analyses of medical issues in antenatal and perinatal periods among singleton births by maternal age groups in Taiwan

From: Comparison of medical issues in antenatal and perinatal periods in early youth, adolescent, and young adult mothers in Taiwan: a 10-year nationwide study

 

Maternal age (years)

≤15

16–19

20–24

(n = 756)

(n = 24,857)

(n = 199,630)

n

(%)

ORa(95% CI)

p-value

n

(%)

ORa(95% CI)

p-value

n

(%)

Antenatal medical issue

          

  Previous cesarean history

4

(0.3)

0.05 (0.02–0.13)

<0.001

897

(2.3)

0.35 (0.33–0.38)

<0.001

18,663

(6.3)

  Prolonged pregnancy

31

(2.6)

0.82 (0.58–1.18)

0.289

1,032

(2.7)

0.85 (0.80–0.91)

<0.001

9,223

(3.1)

  Preeclampsia

8

(0.7)

1.03 (0.52–2.08)

0.926

262

(0.7)

1.05 (0.92–1.19)

0.474

1,909

(0.7)

  PIH

3

(0.3)

0.76 (0.24–2.35)

0.629

133

(0.3)

1.04 (0.87–1.25)

0.682

978

(0.3)

  Anemia

42

(3.5)

1.16 (0.85–1.58)

0.347

1,480

(3.8)

1.27 (1.20–1.34)

<0.001

8,976

(3.0)

  IUGR

11

(0.9)

1.93 (1.06–3.50)

0.031

241

(0.6)

1.31 (1.14–1.50)

<0.001

1,412

(0.5)

  Oligohydramnios

5

(0.4)

1.31 (0.54–3.16)

0.547

158

(0.4)

1.28 (1.08–1.52)

0.004

942

(0.3)

  Antepartum hemorrhage, abruptio/previa placenta

12

(1.0)

0.82 (0.46–1.44)

0.483

350

(0.9)

0.74 (0.66–0.82)

<0.001

3,620

(1.2)

Perinatal medical issue

          

  PROM

47

(3.9)

1.02 (0.77–1.37)

0.873

1,429

(3.7)

0.96 (0.91–1.02)

0.178

11,331

(3.8)

  Failed labor induction

5

(0.4)

1.73 (0.72–4.17)

0.225

113

(0.3)

1.21 (0.99–1.47)

0.065

716

(0.2)

  Dystocia

108

(9.0)

0.96 (0.79–1.17)

0.683

3,426

(8.9)

0.94 (0.91–0.98)

0.001

27,649

(9.4)

  Malpresentation

61

(5.1)

0.83 (0.64–1.08)

0.166

1,801

(4.7)

0.76 (0.72–0.80)

<0.001

17,874

(6.1)

  Fetal distress

20

(1.7)

0.80 (0.51–1.24)

0.31

839

(2.2)

1.04 (0.97–1.12)

0.317

6,178

(2.1)

  Preterm delivery

136

(11.3)

3.46 (2.89–4.14)

<0.001

1,993

(5.2)

1.47 (1.40–1.54)

<0.001

10,537

(3.6)

  Postpartum hemorrhage

7

(0.6)

1.47 (0.70–3.09)

0.313

173

(0.5)

1.12 (0.95–1.31)

0.171

1,182

(0.4)

  1. CI: confidence interval; IUGR: intrauterine growth retardation; OR: odds ratio; PIH: pregnancy-induced hypertenaion; PROM: premature rupture of membrane.
  2. Values expressed as n (%) unless otherwise stated.
  3. aEach medical issue in antenatal and perinatal periods among adolescents aged ≤15 and 16–19 years was estimated as compared with adult mothers aged 20–24 years.