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Table 2 Pregnancy outcomes of syphilis-seropositive pregnant women with respect to treatment status

From: Maternal syphilis treatment and pregnancy outcomes: a retrospective study in Jiangxi Province, China

Pregnancy outcomes

Treateda (n = 2846)

Untreated (n = 1364)

OR (95% CI)b

P

Stillbirth

32 (1.1)

25 (1.8)

1.74 (1.01–3.00)

0.045

Preterm birth

238 (8.4)

143 (10.5)

1.27 (1.02–1.59)

0.034

Low birth weight

161 (5.7)

107 (7.8)

1.44 (1.11–1.86)

0.006

Birth defects

12 (0.4)

7 (0.5)

1.22 (0.47–3.16)

0.686

Asphyxia

47 (1.7)

23 (1.7)

0.99 (0.59–1.65)

0.973

Pneumonia

14 (0.5)

8 (0.6)

1.16 (0.48–2.82)

0.749

Neonatal CS

45 (1.6)

30 (2.3)

1.39 (0.86–2.25)

0.176

  1. OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, CS Congenital syphilis
  2. Significant values are in bold font
  3. a Reference group
  4. b Adjusted for age, education, employment, marital status and parity