Table 1. Sociodemographic, obstetric and neonatal characteristics in women with and without severe maternal morbidity.
| Characteristics | With SMM | Without SMM | OR (95% CI) | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Age | ||||
| ≤ 19 years old | 10 (3.1) | 19 (5.8) | 0.65 (0.29–1.43) | 0.001 |
| 20–34 years old | 189 (60) | 234 (72.4) | ref | |
| ≥ 35 years old | 116 (36) | 70 (21.6) | 3.14 (1.38–7.15) | |
| Color | ||||
| White | 152 (48.2) | 133 (41.1) | ref | 0.07 |
| Non-white | 163 (51.7) | 190 (58.8) | 0.75 (0.54–1.02) | |
| Marital statusa | ||||
| Lives together | 257 (81.5) | 268 (83.2) | ref | 0.58 |
| Does not live together | 58 (18.4) | 54 (16.7) | 1.12 (0.74–1.68) | |
| Religious | ||||
| Yes | 288 (91.4) | 277 (85.7) | ref | 0.02 |
| No | 27 (8.5) | 46 (14.2) | 0.56 (0.34–0.93) | |
| School Educationb | ||||
| < 8 years | 141 (45.1) | 133 (41.1) | 1.23 (0.71–2.12) | 0.58 |
| 8 - 11 years | 141 (45.1) | 155 (48) | 1.06 (0.61–1.81) | |
| > 11 years | 30 (9.6) | 35 (10.8) | Ref | |
| Economic classc | ||||
| A + B | 117 (37.7) | 140 (43.3) | Ref | 0.15 |
| C + D + E | 193 (62.2) | 183 (56.6) | 1.26 (0.91–1.73) | |
| Number of pregnancies | ||||
| 1 | 102 (32.3) | 109 (33.7) | ref | 0.60 |
| 2 | 93 (29.5) | 103 (31.8) | 0.96 (0.65–1.42) | |
| ≥ 3 | 120 (38.1) | 111 (34.3) | 1.19 (0.81–1.75) | |
| GA at birth | ||||
| < 37 | 154 (49.5) | 36 (11.1) | 7.82 (5.18–11.80) | < 0.001 |
| ≥ 37 | 157 (50.4) | 287 (88.8) | ref | |
| Apgar score at 5 minutes d | ||||
| < 7 | 28 (9.3) | 8 (2.4) | 4.52 (1.67–12.2) | 0.002 |
| ≥ 7 | 273 (90.7) | 314 (97.5) | ref | |
| Perinatal outcome e | ||||
| Live | 301 (96.4) | 322 (99.7) | ref | < 0.018 |
| Stillborn | 11 (3.53) | 1 (0.31) | 11.76 (1.51–91.68) | |
Abbreviations: Apgar, appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, respiration; CI, confidence interval; GA, gestational age; OR, odds ratio; SMM, severe maternal morbidity; ref, reference standards.
*
Chi-squared. Missing: a - 1, b - 3, c - 5, d - 15, e- 3.