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Table 4 Results of regression analysis showing the association between covariates and adverse maternal outcomes

From: Incidence and determinants of adverse outcomes among women who were managed for eclampsia in the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Variables

Adverse maternal outcomes

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

No (%)

Yes (%)

Maternal age

 < 20

20(8.66)

20(8.66)

1.0

1.0

 20–24

40(17.32)

42(18.18)

1.05 (0.49, 2.24)

0.94 (0.34, 2.59)

 25–29

33(14.29)

23(9.96)

0.70 (0.31, 1.58)

0.66 (0.20, 2.20)

 30–34

9(3.90)

18(7.79)

2.0 (0.73, 5.50)§

5.39 (1.02, 28.63)*

 > 34

5(2.16)

21(9.09)

4.20 (1.32, 13.34)§

10.52 (1.25, 88.57)*

Gravidity

 Primigravida

68(29.44)

70(30.30)

1.0

1.0

  2–4

32(13.85)

28(12.12)

0.85(0.46, 1.56)

0.29 (0.09, 0.88)*

  > 4

7(3.03)

26(11.26)

3.61(1.47, 8.86)§

0.82 (0.15, 4.37)

Number of convulsions

 ≤ 10

101(43.72)

97(41.99)

1.0

1.0

 > 10

6(2.60)

27(11.69)

4.69 (1.85, 11.85)§

4.62 (1.44, 14.88)*

Temperature

 Normal (≤ 37.5 °C)

104(45.02)

83(35.93)

1.0

1.0

 Mild pyrexia (37.6–38.2 °C)

2(0.87)

22(9.52)

13.78(3.15, 60.31)§

20.44 (3.71, 112.7)*

 Moderate pyrexia (38.3–39.9 °C)

1(0.43)

18(7.79)

22.55(2.95, 172.46)§

14.63 (1.71, 125.1)*

 Severe pyrexia (≥ 40 °C)

0(0.0)

1(0.43)

1(−)

1(−)

Platelet count (cells/mm3)

 < 50,000

1(0.43)

19(8.23)

24.80 (3.23, 190.56)§

34.86 (3.61, 336.2)*

 50,000-99,000

3(1.30)

28(12.12)

12.18 (3.53, 42.01)§

24.46 (5.36, 111.6)*

 100,000-149,000

26(11.26)

18(7.79)

0.90 (0.45, 1.80)

0.70 (0.28, 1.77)

 ≥ 150,000

77(33.33)

59(25.54)

1.0

1.0

Stillbirth

 No

106(45.89)

98 (42.42)

1.0

1.0

 Yes

1(0.43)

26 (11.26)

28.12 (3.75, 211.2)§

23.18 (2.09, 257.5)*

Mode of delivery

 Vaginal delivery

54 (23.38)

78 (33.77)

1.0

1.0

 Cesarean delivery

53 (22.94)

46 (19.91)

0.60 (0.36, 1.02)§

1.16 (0.50, 2.71)

Total labor duration

 No labor

14 (6.06)

8 (3.46)

1.0

1.0

 Labor from 1 to 8 h

50 (21.65)

43(18.61)

1.51 (0.58, 3.93)

1.13(0.29, 4.41)

 Labor from 9 to 16 h

30 (12.99)

49 (21.21)

2.86 (1.07, 7.62)§

1.88(0.44, 8.14)

 Labor from 16 to 24 h

11 (4.76)

19 (8.23)

3.02 (0.96, 9.48)§

1.86(0.36, 9.58)

 Labor > 24 h

2 (0.87)

5 (2.16)

4.38 (0.68, 27.98)§

0.46(0.03, 7.13)

  1. Key: § P-value < 0.2, *P-value < 0.05, COR Crude Odds Ratio, AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval