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Table 4 Forward logistic regression model for the occurrence of PTB.

From: Risk factors for pre-term birth in Iraq: a case-control study

variables

OR

p-value

95% CI

   

lower

upper

anxiety

2.16

<0.001

1.28

3.64

occasional meat consumption

4.33

<0.001

2.60

7.22

Presence of and caring for domestic animal

5.06

<0.001

2.44

10.58

manual work

1.70

<0.05

1.02

2.84

urinary tract infection

2.85

<0.001

1.63

4.98

direct trauma to the abdomen

3.76

<0.001

1.77

7.98

abortion

6.36

<0.001

2.77

14.63

cervical incompetence

4.74

<0.001

2.29

9.79

multiple gestation

7.51

<0.01

1.89

29.87