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Table 2 Association of thyroid antibodies with maternal outcomes in hypothyroid pregnancies

From: Association of thyroid antibodies status on the outcomes of pregnant women with hypothyroidism (maternal hypothyroidism on pregnancy outcomes, MHPO-4)

Maternal Outcomes

Anti-TPO

P value

Odds ratio

95% CI

Anti-TG

P value

Odds ratio

95% CI

Positive

N (%)

N = 97

Negative

N (%)

N = 49

Positive

N (%)

N = 76

Negative

N (%)

N = 70

Abortions

 Yes

8 (8.2%)

4 (8.2%)

1.000

1.011

0.289-

6 (7.9%)

6 (8.6%)

0.915

1.059

0.371-

 No

89 (91.8%)

45 (91.8%)

  

3.539

70 (92.1%)

64 (91.4%)

  

3.026

Gestational hypertension

 Yes

7 (4.9%)

13 (16.0%)

0.005

0.267

0.102-

5 (4.3%)

15 (13.9%)

0.011

0.277

0.097-

 No

137 (95.1%)

68 (84.0%)

  

0.701

112 (95.7%)

93 (86.1%)

  

0.790

Pre-eclampsia

 Yes

8 (5.6%)

4 (4.9%)

1.000a

1.132

0.330–3.883

7 (6.0%)

5 (4.6%)

0.652

1.311

0.403–4.261

 No

136 (94.4%)

77 (95.1%)

   

110 (94.0%)

103 (95.4%)

   

Postpartum Hemorrhage

 Yes

51 (35.4%)

37 (45.7%)

0.130

0.652

0.374–1.136

43 (36.8%)

45 (41.7%)

0.450

0.814

0.476-

 No

93 (64.6%)

44 (54.3%)

   

74 (63.2%)

63 (58.3%)

  

1.391

Mode of labor

 Spontaneous

29 (22.8%)

10 (13.3%)

0.207

1.923b

0.878-

17 (16.5%)

22 (22.2%)

0.136

0.692b

0.342-

 Induced

27 (21.3%)

24 (32.0%)

  

4.213

24 (23.3%)

27 (27.3%)

  

1.398

 Augmented

20 (15.7%)

10 (13.3%)

   

21 (20.4%)

9 (9.1%)

   

 Not applicable due to CS

51 (40.2%)

31 (41.3%)

   

41 (39.8%)

41 (41.4%)

   

Mode of delivery

 Em-LSCS

28 (22.0%)

24 (32.0%)

0.649

0.838b

0.465-

(18.4%)

33 (33.3%)

0.072

0.763b

0.432-

 LSCS

48 (37.8%)

24 (32.0%)

  

1.512

41 (39.8%)

31 (31.3%)

  

1.347

 Instrumental

6 (4.7%)

3 (4.0%)

   

6 (5.8%)

3 (3.0%)

   

 SVD

17 (13.4%)

9 (12.0%)

   

11 (10.7%)

15 (15.2%)

   

 SVD with episiotomy

28 (22.0%)

15 (20.0%)

   

26 (25.2%)

17 (17.2%)

   
  1. Em-LSCS emergency lower segment caesarean section, SVD spontaneous vaginal delivery. P-values calculated by Chi square test applied. aFischer test applied. P-value significant at <=0.05. bOdds ratio for spontaneous mode of labor and for C-section mode of delivery