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Table 3 Factors associated with mWHO grade

From: Estimated blood loss in pregnant women with cardiac disease compared with low risk women: a restrospective cohort study

 

WHO Grade

N

Controls

1–2

3–4

p-Value

Age at Delivery

5413

28.5 ± 5.1

29.4 ± 5.9

30.1 ± 5.8

0.012

BMI

4579

24.4 (21.9–27.6)

26.2 (22.1–31.5)

27.4 (23.8–32.3)

< 0.001

Parity

5384

   

< 0.001

0

 

2584 (49.3%)

32 (33.0%)

21 (43.8%)

 

1

 

1569 (29.9%)

35 (36.1%)

9 (18.8%)

 

2

 

664 (12.7%)

17 (17.5%)

10 (20.8%)

 

3+

 

422 (8.1%)

13 (13.4%)

8 (16.7%)

 

Gestation at Delivery (Completed weeks)

5412

   

< 0.001 a

  < 40 Weeks

 

2088 (39.7%)

79 (76.0%)

45 (83.3%)

 

40+ Weeks

 

3166 (60.3%)

25 (24.0%)

9 (16.7%)

 

Baby Weight (g)

5407

3404 ± 431

3150 ± 641

2741 ± 641

< 0.001

Mode of delivery

5413

   

0.002 b

Spontaneous Vaginal

 

4054 (77.2%)

53 (50.5%)

23 (42.6%)

 

Ventouse

 

309 (5.9%)

9 (8.6%)

2 (3.7%)

 

Forceps

 

528 (10.0%)

6 (5.7%)

5 (9.3%)

 

Caesarean Section

 

363 (6.9%)

37 (35.2%)

24 (44.4%)

 

Manual Removal

5413

   

0.297b

No

 

5219 (99.3%)

104 (99.0%)

53 (98.1%)

 

Yes

 

35 (0.7%)

1 (1.0%)

1 (1.9%)

 
  1. Data are reported as mean ± SD, median (IQR), or as N (%), as applicable. p-Values are from Jonckheere-Terpstra tests, unless stated otherwise. Bold p-values are significant at p < 0.05.a The number of weeks gestation was analysed as a continuous variable when calculating the p-value. bFisher’s exact test