Table 3 Comparison of stillbirth rates among all births to hypertensive vs. normotensive women, Nova Scotia, 1988–2000.
Total No. | Stillbirths | Relative Risk | 95% CI | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | |||||
Normotensive women | 122,855 | 461 | 0.4 | 1.0 | - | - |
All hypertensive women | 14,013 | 73 | 0.52 | 1.4 | 1.1,1.8 | 0.01 |
Mild PIH | 10,683 | 44 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.8,1.5 | 0.55 |
Severe PIH | 1,826 | 12 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.0,3.1 | 0.50 |
HELLP | 214 | 2 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 0.6,9.9 | 0.19 |
Eclampsia | 32 | 0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0,41.0 | 1.00 |
Chronic Hypertension | 773 | 7 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 1.2,5.1 | 0.03 |
Chronic hypertension and PIH | 485 | 8 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 2.2,8.8 | <0.001 |