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Table 4 Changes in singleton preterm births according to periods and years

From: Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on perinatal outcomes: a retrospective cohort study from Turkey

 

Preterm births, 2019 n(%)

Preterm births, 2020 n(%)

Model 1 Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p

Model 2 Adjusted OR (95% CI)

P

Singleton preterm births

 Period 1 Jan, Feb

14,673 (8.4)

15,059 (9.0)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Period 2 March, May

24,301 (8.9)

22,336 (8.8)

0.92 (0.89, 0.95)

< 0.001

0.92 (0.89, 0.95)

< 0.001

 Period 3 June, August

26,888 (9.0)

26,331 (9.2)

0.95 (0.92, 0.98)

0.001

0.94 (0.91, 0.97)

< 0.001

 Period 4 September, October

16,997 (9.2)

16,285 (9.2)

0.93 (0.90, 0.96)

< 0.001

0.92 (0.89, 0.95)

< 0.001

 Period 5 November, December

16,085 (9.2)

14,791 (9.2)

0.92 (0.89, 0.95)

< 0.001

0.92 (0.89, 0.95)

< 0.001

Total

98,944. (9.0)

94,802 (9.1)

    

Spontan singleton preterm births

 Period 1 Jan, Feb

3515 (5.4)

3684 (6.1)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Period 2 March, May

5863 (5.7)

5338 (5.8)

0.90 (0.85, 0.96)

0.001

0.90 (0.85, 0.96)

0.001

 Period 3 June, August

6998 (6.0)

6391 (6.2)

0.92 (0.86, 0.97)

0.004

0.91 (0.86, 0.97)

0.002

 Period 4 September, October

4498 (6.4)

3923 (6.3)

0.87 (0.82, 0.93)

< 0.001

0.86 (0.81, 0.92)

< 0.001

 Period 5 November, December

4167 (6.4)

3641 (6.4)

0.88 (0.83, 0.94)

< 0.001

0.87 (0.82, 0.93)

< 0.001

 Total

25,041 (6.0)

22,977 (6.1)

    

Induced or ceserean singleton preterm births

 Period 1 Jan, Feb

11,158 (10.2)

11,375 (10.7)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Period 2 March, May

18,438 (10.9)

16,998 (10.5)

0.92 (0.89, 0.96)

< 0.001

0.93 (0.89, 0.96)

< 0.001

 Period 3 June, August

19,890 (10.9)

19,940 (10.8)

0.95 (0.91, 0.98)

0.002

0.95 (0.92, 0.98)

0.004

 Period 4 September, October

12,499 (10.9)

12,362 (10.7)

0.93 (0.90, 0.97)

< 0.001

0.94 (0.90, 0.97)

0.001

 Period 5 November, December

11,918 (11.0)

11,150 (10.7)

0.93 (0.89, 0.97)

< 0.001

0.94 (0.90, 0.97)

0.001

 Total

73,903 (10.8)

71,825 (10.7)

    
  1. Model 1: Year and time period interaction were evaluated
  2. Model 2: in addition to model 1 controlled for NUTS region, maternal age, parity, mode of delivery, onset of labor, presentation, birth weight, and infant sex