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. 2024 Sep 3;10:18. doi: 10.1186/s40748-024-00188-2

Table 3.

The association between each chronic condition and preterm birth, low birth weight, and concurrent preterm birth and low birth weight

Condition Preterm birth (PTB) Low birth weight (LBW) Concurrent PTB and LBW
cOR [95% CI] cOR [95% CI] cOR [95% CI]
Hypertension
 No 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Yes 5.70***[3.10, 10.47] 6.58***[3.53, 12.26) 6.17***[3.31, 11.50]
Diabetes
 No 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Yes 0.87[0.36, 2.09] 0.46[0.17, 1.23] 0.29[0.07, 1.27]
Heart disease
 No 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Yes 5.48**[1.28, 23.37] 8.23**[1.63, 41.41] 8.43***[1.96, 36.11]
Asthma
 No 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Yes 3.53***[1.66, 7.51] 1.83[0.85, 3.93] 1.49[0.61, 3.62]
Sickle cell disease
 No 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Yes 5.24***[2.07, 13.22] 5.35***[2.08, 13.78] 5.34***[2.13, 13.38]
Chronic condition (s) present
 No 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Yes 7.80***[4.72, 12.88] 6.16***[3.80, 9.99] 6.58***[3.83, 11.31]

cOR Crude odds ratio

*p < 0.05

**p < 0.01

***p < 0.001