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Table 3 Risk of placental abruption in Black compared to White women by gestational age category (categorical analysis)

From: A population-based study of race-specific risk for placental abruption

Birth Outcome

 

Black

White

Unadjusted

Adjusted*

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

RR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Total births

664,303

108,806

555,497

  

No Abruption

658,922 (99.19)

107,663 (98.95)

551,259 (99.24)

Reference

Reference

Abruption†

5,065 (0.76)

1,108 (1.02)

3,957 (0.71)

1.43 (1.34–1.53)

1.32 (1.22–1.43)

   Abruption and Term Births (≥ 35)‡

3,310 (0.50)

605 (0.56)

2,705 (0.49)

1.15 (1.05–1.25)

1.15 (1.02–1.29)

   Abruption and Late PTB (32–34)‡

725 (0.11)

161 (0.15)

564 (0.10)

1.46 (1.23–1.74)

1.29 (1.09–1.53)

   Abruption and Very PTB (28–31)‡

550 (0.08)

168 (0.15)

382 (0.07)

2.25 (1.88–2.70)

1.92 (1.58–2.33)

   Abruption and Extreme PTB (20–27)‡

466 (0.07)

170 (0.16)

296 (0.05)

2.94 (2.43–3.55)

1.98 (1.58–2.48)

  1. * Covariates in regression model are unmarried, cigarette use, no prenatal care, chronic hypertension, and gestational hypertension.
  2. † Binary variable, OR was calculated using binary logistic regression.
  3. ‡ Categorical variable, OR was approximated with RRR using multinomial logistic regression.