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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 May 4.
Published in final edited form as: Reprod Sci. 2008 Jan 9;15(4):374–381. doi: 10.1177/1933719107311780

Table 2.

Risk of Preterm Delivery and SGA in Women With Elevated cFN

Preterm Delivery (<37 wk) SGA (<10th Centile) Preterm and SGA



% Crude OR Adjusted ORa (95% CI) % Crude OR Adjusted ORa (95% CI) % Crude OR Adjusted ORa (95% CI)
Model 1
 Normotensive (n = 436) 7.5 1.0 1.0 7.5 1.0 1.0
 Normotensive and elevated cFN (n = 169) 6.5 0.6 (0.3-1.4) 0.7 (0.3-1.5) 9.2 1.2 (0.6-2.3) 1.3 (0.7-2.5)
Model 2
 Transient hypertension (n = 119) 9.2 1.0 1.0 9.0 1.0 1.0 2.5 1.0 1.0
 Transient hypertension and elevated cFN (n = 52) 13.5 1.6 (0.6-4.3) 0.9 (0.3-2.8) 17.7 1.2 (0.5-3.2) 1.2 (0.4-3.6) 5.8 1.6 (0.5-4.8) 1.1 (0.3-3.8)
Model 3
 Preeclampsia (n = 79) 27.9 1.0 1.0 14.3 1.0 1.0 7.6 1.0 1.0
 Preeclampsia and elevated cFN (n = 108) 46.3 2.1 (1.2-3.5) 1.8 (0.9-3.6) 26.4 2.1 (1.1-4.1) 2.1 (0.9-4.6) 18.5 3.1 (1.3-7.5) 3.0 (1.0-8.7)
Model 4
 Preeclampsia and hyperuricemia (n = 42) 42.9 1.0 1.0 16.7 1.0 1.0 9.5 1.0 1.0
 Preeclampsia, hyperuricemia, and elevated cFN (n = 79) 58.2 1.5 (0.8-3.0) 2.0 (0.9-4.3) 30.4 2.5 (1.1-6.0) 2.9 (1.0-8.0) 24.1 3.2 (1.2-9.0) 4.2 (1.2-14.8)

Abbreviations: cFN, cellular fibronectin; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; SGA, small for gestational age.

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Adjusted for prepregnancy body mass index and smoking; models 1, 2, and 3 were additionally adjusted for hyperuricemia.