Clinical features at the time of non-hysteroscopic myomectomy before pregnancy, which affect adverse pregnancy outcomes: a retrospective cohort study

Table 5 Obstetric outcomes according to the type of uterine myomas

	Including intramural type(N=171)	Only subserosal type(N=77)	p-value	Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI)(Reference: Including intramural type)	p-value	Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)^a(Reference: Including intramural type)	p-value
GA at delivery (weeks)*	37.7 ± 2.3	37.7 ± 2.7	0.829
Birthweight (g)*	3032 ± 563	3011 ± 648	0.794
Placental weight (g)*	683 ± 207	738 ± 213	0.055
Preterm birth^†	19 (11.2)	11 (14.5)	0.297	1.35 (0.61-2.99)	0.466	0.82 (0.29-2.27)	0.695
Emergent delivery^†	31 (18.2)	12 (15.6)	0.377	0.83 (0.40-1.72)	0.611	0.81 (0.38-1.74)	0.597
Placental accreta/increta^†	11 (6.4)	2 (2.6)	0.173	0.39 (0.08-1.79)	0.225	0.41 (0.08-2.10)	0.283
Transfusion^†	45 (26.3)	22 (28.6)	0.411	1.12 (0.62-2.04)	0.711	1.47 (0.76-2.84)	0.249
SGA^†	10 (5.8)	5 (6.5)	0.523	1.12 (0.37-3.39)	0.844	0.83 (0.23-3.03)	0.778
NICU admission^†	30 (17.6)	11 (14.5)	0.338	0.79 (0.37-1.67)	0.538	0.65 (0.28-1.54)	0.330
Composite morbidity ^b^†	19 (11.1)	1 (1.3)	0.005	0.11 (0.01-0.80)	0.030	0.07 (0.01-0.55)	0.012

GA Gestational age, SGA Small for gestational age, NICU Neonatal intensive care unit; ^aAll outcomes were adjusted for maternal age, body mass index, method of conception, twin pregnancy, Interval time between myomectomy and pregnancy, myomectomy method, sum of the diameters of which the three biggest uterine myomas, and number of uterine myomas removed;^bComposite morbidity includes neonatal sepsis, retinopathy of prematurity, patent ductus arteriosus, respiratory distress syndrome, bronchopulmonary dysplasia and necrotizing enterocolitis; *Data given as mean ± SD, ^†Data given as n (%)

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