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Table 5 Odds Ratio (OR) and 95% Confidence Interval (CI) of spontaneous preterm birth for joint categories of maternal sleep duration and complaints of vital exhaustion during the first six months of pregnancy, Lima, Peru, 2009-2010

From: Sleep duration, vital exhaustion, and odds of spontaneous preterm birth: a case–control study

 

Term controls (N = 480)

All spontaneous preterm birth (N = 479)

Unadjusted OR

Adjusted OR*

Night hours of sleep & exhaustion

n

%

n

%

OR

(95% CI)

OR

(95% CI)

7-8 hours & no exhaustion

117

24.4

57

11.9

1.00

Referent

1.00

Referent

≤ 6 hours & no exhaustion

27

5.6

16

3.3

1.22

(0.61-2.44)

1.30

(0.64-2.63)

≥ 9 hours & no exhaustion

41

8.5

26

5.4

1.30

(0.73-2.34)

1.22

(0.67-2.22)

7-8 hours & any exhaustion

208

43.3

227

47.4

2.24

(1.55-3.24)

2.22

(1.52-3.23)

≤ 6 hours & any exhaustion

52

10.8

91

19.0

3.59

(2.26-5.72)

3.58

(2.21-5.78)

≥ 9 hours & any exhaustion

35

7.3

62

12.9

3.64

(2.16-6.13)

3.74

(2.20-6.35)

Interaction p-value (short sleep & any exhaustion)

0.50

 

0.60

 

Interaction p-value (long sleep & any exhaustion)

0.56

 

0.40

 
  1. *Adjusted for maternal age, pre-pregnancy weight, unplanned pregnancy, no vitamin use during pregnancy.
  2. Bolded estimates are statistically significant at the α = 0.05 level.