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Table 3 Results from logistic regression analyses of composite adverse outcomea according to maternal, pregnancy and histologic characteristics in a prospective observational study of 315 singleton term placentas meeting the criteria for referral to histopathologic examination

From: Placental pathology and neonatal morbidity: exploring the impact of gestational age at birth

 

Composite adverse outcome

 

Unadjusted models

Adjusted modelb

 

Characteristics

OR

95% CI

p-value

OR

(95% CI)

p-value

 

Agec (years)

1.00

(0.95, 1.05)

0.994

    

BMI ≥ 30 (kg/m²)

1.24

(0.56, 2.73)

0.599

    

Smoking

5.34

(1.57, 18.22)

0.005

5.10

(1.48, 17.60)

0.008

 

Primiparity

1.20

(0.73, 1.99)

0.467

    

Gestation weekd

0.98

(0.83, 1.16)

0.816

    

Preeclampsia

0.90

(0.49, 1.65)

0.726

    

Clinical chorioamnionitis

2.10

(0.80, 5.50)

0.140

    

Pregestational diabetes

0.74

(0.20, 2.76)

0.648

    

Gestational diabetes

1.38

(0.53, 3.57)

0.519

    

PROM

0.22

(0.03, 1.70)

0.074

    

Histologic chorioamnionitise

2.19

(1.15, 4.16)

0.019

2.10

(1.09, 4.04)

0.029

 

Fetal inflammatory responsef

1.82

(0.99, 3.23)

0.056

    

Maternal vascular malperfusion

0.71

(0.43, 1.18)

0.183

    

Fetal vascular malperfusion

2.10

(0.91, 4.82)

0.086

    

Delayed villous maturation

1.27

(0.68, 2.37)

0.457

    
  1. Abbreviations: OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; PROM = prelabour rupture of membranes; HELLP = hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets; NICU = neonatal intensive care unit
  2. aIncluding any of the following: 5-min Apgar score < 7, umbilical artery pH < 7.0, NICU transfer, stillbirth; bIncludes all characteristics significant at 5% level in the unadjusted models, c,dAs continuous variables, eDichotomised into no response/maternal stage 1 versus maternal stage 2 or 3, fDichotomised into no response versus any stage (0/1)