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Table 6 Conditions independently associated with higher severity (SMO: MNM + MD) among women aged 35 to 49 compared to women aged 20 to 34 years [n = 5,331]

From: Severe maternal morbidity and maternal near miss in the extremes of reproductive age: results from a national cross- sectional multicenter study

Variables

Coefficient

SE coeff.

p

PRadj[95% CI]

Infectious conditions

1.55

0.26

<0.001

4.71 [2.75–8.07]

Clinical surgical conditions

1.37

0.19

<0.001

3.94 [2.68–5.80]

Hemorrhagic conditions

1.12

0.26

<0.001

3.06 [1.81–5.18]

Any delay

0.71

0.09

<0.001

2.03 [1.70–2.42]

Another previous condition

0.80

0.12

<0.001

2.23 [1.75–2.84]

Previous condition: renal diseases

0.78

0.22

<0.002

2.17 [1.39–3.40]

Previous condition: diabetes

0.62

0.17

<0.002

1.87 [1.32–2.63]

Thalassemia/sickle cell disease

0.78

0.26

0.006

2.18 [1.28–3.70]

Previous condition: drug addiction

0.40

0.12

0.003

1.49 [1.15–1.92]

Prenatal care in another service

0.25

0.09

0.010

1.28 [1.07–1.53]

Age (35–49 years × 20–34)

0.22

0.08

0.007

1.25 [1.07–1.45]

Previous condition: obesity

−0.52

0.14

<0.002

0.59 [0.44–0.80]

Marital status (no steady partner)

−0.65

0.14

<0.001

0.52 [0.39–0.69]

Constant

−3.51

0.22

<0.001

 
  1. PRadj: prevalence ratio adjusted by cluster effect and also by variables shown to be significant in the final model.
  2. Multiple Poisson regression, controlled by: Age 2 (35–49 years: 1/ 20–34: 0); Ethnicity (Nonwhite: 1/Other: 0); Schooling (up to primary school: 1/Other: 0); Marital status (no steady partner: 1/Other: 0); BMI (Low weight, adequate: 0/overweight, obesity: 1); Prenatal care at the same service (Absent: 1/Present: 0); Previous clinical conditions (Yes: 1/No: 0); Chronic hypertension (Yes: 1/No: 0); Obesity (Yes: 1/No: 0); Low weight (Yes: 1/No: 0); Diabetes mellitus (Yes: 1/No: 0); Smoking (Yes: 1/No: 0); Cardiac diseases (Yes: 1/No: 0); Respiratory diseases (Yes: 1/No: 0); Renal diseases (Yes: 1/No: 0); Thalassemia/sickle cell anemia (Yes: 1/No: 0); HIV/AIDS (Yes: 1/No: 0); Thyroid diseases (Yes: 1/No: 0); Neurologic diseases/epilepsy (Yes: 1/No: 0); Collagenosis (Yes: 1/No: 0); Neoplasms (Yes: 1/No: 0); Other preexisting condition (Yes: 1/No: 0); Drug addiction (Yes: 1/No: 0); Parity (0/≥1: 1); Previous abortion (Yes: 1/No: 0); Previous Cesarean section (Yes: 1/No: 0); Time since last delivery (years); Number of prenatal visits (up to 5: 0/≥6: 1); hemorrhagic conditions (Yes: 1/No: 0); Hypertensive conditions (Yes: 1/No: 0); Infectious conditions (Yes: 1/No: 0); Clinical surgical conditions (Yes: 1/No: 0); Any delay (Yes: 1/No: 0).
  3. Brazil, 2009-2010.