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Table 5 Association of maternal age to adverse perinatal outcomes for the study conducted in Arba Minch zuria, and Gacho Baba district, southern Ethiopia, 2018/9

From: Association between maternal age and adverse perinatal outcomes in Arba Minch zuria, and Gacho Baba district, southern Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study

Perinatal outcomes

Maternal age ≥ 35 years

Crude estimate β

Adjusted estimate ± β

Stillbirth

0.30(0.10,0.50)

0.29(0.05,0.52)*

Pre-term

0.30(0.07,0.54)

0.11(−0.07,0.28)

Post-term

−0.20(−0.42,0.02)

−0.01(−0.19,0.14)

Estimated small

−0.02(−0.23,0.19)

0.002(−0.04,0.04)

Estimated smaller than usual

−0.10(− 0.37,0.16)

0.007(− 0.03,0.05)

Estimated larger than usual

−0.05(− 0.34,0.24)

0.007(− 0.03,0.05)

Neonatal mortality

0.29(0.09,0.49)

0.11(0.01,0.21)*

  1. ±adjusted for educational status, occupational status, parity, wealth index, BMI, HFIAS, lifestyle factors, distance to health care institutions, sex of the neonate, antenatal care, postnatal care, and place of delivery and *significant at P < 0.05