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Table 1 Distribution of pregnancy outcome by parity and selected characteristics

From: Grand multiparity as a predictor of adverse pregnancy outcome among women who delivered at a tertiary hospital in Northern Tanzania

Characteristic

Pregnancy outcome

Pre-eclampsia

PROM

PPH

Still birth

LBW

Preterm

Yes

n (%)

No

n (%)

Yes

n (%)

No

n (%)

Yes

n (%)

No

n (%)

Yes

n (%)

No

n (%)

Yes

n (%)

No

n (%)

Yes

n (%)

No

n (%)

Parity

 Multipara

595 (86.36)

16,106 (90.73)

239 (83.57)

16,462 (90.67)

319 (85.07)

16,382 (90.68)

547 (80.8)

16,154 (90.94)

1704 (87.65)

14,997 (90.91)

2023 (87.69)

14,678 (90.98)

 GMP

94 (13.64)

1646 (9.27)

47 (16.43)

1693 (9.33)

56 (14.93)

1684 (9.32)

130 (19.2)

1610 (9.06)

240 (12.35)

1500 (9.09)

284 (12.31)

1456 (9.02)

Maternal age

  < 25

64 (9.29)

2700 (15.21)

40 (13.99)

2724 (15.0)

39 (10.4)

2725 (15.08)

86 (12.7)

2678 (15.08)

312 (16.05)

2452 (14.86)

373 (16.17)

2391 (14.82)

 25–29

161 (23.37)

5324 (29.99)

77 (26.92)

5408 (29.79)

117 (31.2)

5368 (29.71)

178 (26.29)

5307 (29.88)

546 (28.09)

4939 (29.94)

658 (28.52)

4827 (29.92)

 30–34

225 (32.66)

5597 (31.53)

90 (31.47)

5732 (31.57)

105 (28.0)

5717 (31.65)

202 (29.84)

5620 (31.64)

583 (29.99)

5239 (31.76)

689 (29.87)

5133 (31.81)

  > 35

239 (34.69)

4122 (23.22)

79 (27.62)

4282 (23.59)

113 (30.13)

4248 (23.51)

210 (31.02)

4151 (23.37)

501 (25.77)

3860 (23.4)

583 (25.27)

3778 (23.42)

 Missing

0 (0.0)

9 (0.05)

0 (0.0)

9 (0.05)

1 (0.27)

8 (0.04)

1 (0.15)

8(0.05)

2 (0.1)

7 (0.04)

4 (0.17)

5 (0.03)

Maternal BMI

 Underweight

11 (1.60)

426 (2.4)

4 (1.4)

433 (2.39)

6 (1.6)

431 (2.39)

12 (1.77)

425 (2.39)

67 (3.45)

370 (2.24)

61 (2.64)

376 (2.33)

 Normal weight

121 (17.56)

5229 (29.46)

63 (22.03)

5287 (29.12)

97 (25.87)

5253 (29.08)

138 (20.38)

5212 (29.34)

510 (26.23)

4840 (29.34)

620 (26.87)

4730 (29.32)

 Overweight

134 (19.45)

3487 (19.64)

51 (17.83)

3570 (19.66)

58 (15.47)

3563 (19.72)

95 (14.03)

3526 (19.85)

303 (15.59)

3318 (20.11)

353 (15.30)

3268 (20.26)

 Obese

153 (22.21)

1962 (11.05)

35 (12.24)

2080 (11.46)

32 (8.53)

2083 (11.53)

46 (6.79)

2069 (11.65)

151 (7.77)

1964 (11.91)

209 (9.06)

1906 (11.81)

 Missing

270 (39.19)

6648 (37.45)

133 (46.50)

6785 (37.37)

182 (48.53)

6736 (37.29)

386 (57.02)

6532 (36.77)

913 (46.97)

6005 (36.40)

1064 (46.12)

5854 (36.28)

ANC visits

  < 4

312 (45.28)

7094 (39.96)

131 (45.8)

7275 (40.07)

163 (43.47)

7243 (40.09)

381 (56.28)

7025 (39.55)

1132 (58.23)

6274 (38.03)

1441 (62.46)

5965 (36.97)

 4+

367 (53.27)

10,459 (58.92)

152 (53.15)

10,674 (58.79)

197 (52.53)

10,629 (58.83)

273 (40.32)

10,553 (59.41)

753 (38.73)

10,073 (61.06)

816 (35.37)

10,010 (62.04)

 Missing

10 (1.45)

199 (1.12)

3 (1.05)

206 (1.13)

15 (4.0)

194 (1.07)

23 (3.4)

186 (1.05)

59 (3.03)

150 (0.91)

50 (2.17)

159 (0.99)

Education level

 None

7 (1.02)

372 (2.10)

4 (1.4)

375 (2.07)

13 (3.47)

366 (2.03)

28 (4.14)

351 (1.98)

59 (3.03)

320 (1.94)

38 (1.65)

341 (2.11)

 Primary

388 (56.31)

10,799 (60.83)

190 (66.43)

10,997 (60.57)

243 (64.8)

10,944 (60.58)

490 (72.38)

10,697 (60.22)

1283 (66.0)

9904 (60.04)

1528 (66.23)

9659 (59.87)

 Secondary

93 (13.50)

1938 (10.92)

34 (11.89)

1997 (11.0)

32 (8.53)

1999 (11.06)

51 (7.53)

1980 (11.15)

211 (10.85)

1820 (11.03)

263 (11.4)

1768 (10.96)

 Tertiary

201 (29.17)

4617 (26.01)

58 (20.28)

4760 (26.22)

83 (22.13)

4735 (26.21)

104 (15.36)

4714 (26.54)

386 (19.86)

4432 (26.87)

470 (20.37)

4348 (26.95)

 Missing

0 (0.0)

26 (0.15)

0 (0.0)

26 (0.14)

4 (1.07)

22 (0.12)

4 (0.59)

22 (0.12)

5 (0.26)

21 (0.13)

8 (0.35)

18 (0.11)