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Table 2 Associations of preconception RTI status with pregnancy outcomes

From: Preconception reproductive tract infections status and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a population-based retrospective cohort study

Pregnancy outcomes

RTI-infected

RTI-uninfected

p-value

Categorical variables

n /N (%)

n /N (%)

Spontaneous abortion

192 /2438 (7.88)

3105 /55270 (5.62)

 < 0.001

Induced abortion / labor

92 /2438 (3.77)

1758 /55270 (3.18)

0.104

Stillbirth

2 /2438 (0.08)

121 /55270 (0.22)

0.152

Neonate sex (Male)

1104 /2119 (52.10)

25,809 /49599 (52.04)

0.953

Preterm Birth

177 /2124 (8.33)

3874 /49763 (7.78)

0.356

Very Preterm Birth

41 /2124 (1.93)

731 /49763 (1.47)

0.085

Macrosomia

105 /2110 (4.98)

2061 /49292 (4.18)

0.075

LGA

232 /2108 (11.01)

4967 /49224 (10.09)

0.173

LBW

31 /2110 (1.47)

548 /49292 (1.11)

0.128

SGA

137 /2108 (6.50)

2848 /49224 (5.79)

0.171

Continuous variables

Mean ± SD (N)

Mean ± SD (N)

 

Gestational age, days

274.86 ± 15.07 (2124)

274.97 ± 14.58 (49,810)

0.730

Neonate birthweight, g

3303.44 ± 413.10 (2110)

3299.99 ± 390.46 (49,299)

0.691

  1. Abbreviation: LGA, large for gestational age (birthweight > 90th percentile), LBW low birthweight (birthweight < 2,500 g), SGA small for gestational age (birthweight < 10th)