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Table 1 Maternal, pregnancy, fetal and neonatal characteristics of case and control pregnancies with statistically significant associations (p < 0.05) bolded

From: Identifying risk factors for perinatal death at Tororo District Hospital, Uganda: a case-control study

 

Control pregnancies

N = 354a

Case pregnancies

N = 185a

 

n (%) or

Median (IQR)

n (%) or

Median (IQR)

Adjusted OR (CI)b

Maternal Age (years)

23 (19—29)

25 (20–30)

Nulliparity

132/344 (38.4%)

62/179 (34.6%)

1.1 (0.7–1.1)

More than 3 prior births

277/344 (80.5%)

116/179 (64.8%)

0.3 (0.2–0.7)

Prior cesarean

8/348 (2.3%)

4 (2.2%)

1.3 (0.4–4.7)

HIV

26/342 (7.6%)

9/176 (5.1%)

0.5 (0.2–1.2)

Twin pregnancy

5 (1.4%)

19 (10.3%)

4.0 (1.1–13.9)

Preeclampsia

2/343 (0.6%)

0/179 (0%)

Antepartum hemorrhage

4/343 (1.2%)

8/179 (4.5%)

3.2 (0.9–12.2)

Infection

7/343 (2.0%)

7/179 (3.9%)

2.5 (0.8–7.7)

Breech

2/348 (0.6%)

8 (4.3%)

7.0 (1.4–35.5)

Cord prolapse

0/343 (0%)

7/179 (3.9%)

Normal labor

317/343 (92.4%)

97/179 (54.2%)

0.1 (0.1—0.2)

Cesarean delivery

35/347 (10.0%)

46/182 (25.3%)

3.8 (2.3–6.4)

Prematurity

5/348 (1.4%)

40/179 (22.2%)

18.9 (7.2–49.2)

Birth weight (kilograms, kg)c

3.1 (2.7—3.3)

2.8 (1.7–3.2)

Low birth weight (< 2.5 kg)c

21/338 (3.7%)

56 (37.3%)

2.5 (1.1–5.3)

  1. OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, IQR Interquartile Range
  2. aDenominators noted in cells when distinct from control and case N secondary to missing data
  3. bAdjusted for maternal age in years, nulliparity, twin pregnancy, and prematurity
  4. cData was analyzed on the level of the fetus/neonate rather than pregnancy