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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 May 25.
Published in final edited form as: Asian Biomed (Res Rev News). 2009 Oct 1;3(5):477–486.

Table 2.

Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for reproductive and medical history characteristics of preeclampsia cases and normotensive controls, Bangkok, Thailand, 2006–2007.

Covariates Controls (n = 150)
Preeclampsia (n = 150)
Unadjusted OR (95% CI) Early Onset Preeclampsia (n = 29)
Late Onset Preeclampsia (n = 121)
n % n % n OR (95% CI) n OR (95% CI)
Parity
 Nulliparous 90 60.0 82 54.7 0.80 (0.51, 1.27) 14 0.62 (0.28, 1.38) 68 0.86 (0.53, 1.39)
 Multiparous 60 40.0 68 45.3 1.00 (Reference) 15 1.00 (Reference) 53 1.00 (Reference)
History of hypertensive disorders during pregnancy
 Nulliparous 90 60.0 82 54.7 0.93 (0.58, 1.48) 14 0.83 (0.35, 1.96) 68 0.95 (0.58, 1.56)
 Parous-no prior history 59 39.3 58 38.7 1.00 (Reference) 11 1.00 (Reference) 47 1.00 (Reference)
 Parous-prior history 1 0.7 10 6.7 10.17 (1.26, 82.02) 4 21.45 (2.19, 210.57) 6 7.53 (0.88, 64.75)
Number of previous abortion
 0 113 75.3 115 76.7 1.00 (Reference) 21 1.00 (Reference) 94 1.00 (Reference)
 1 32 21.3 31 20.7 0.95 (0.54, 1.66) 7 1.18 (0.46, 3.02) 24 0.90 (0.50, 1.64)
 ≥2 5 3.3 4 2.7 0.79 (0.21, 3.00) 1 1.08 (0.12, 9.68) 3 0.72 (0.17, 3.10)
Family history of hypertension
 No 135 90.0 123 82.0 1.00 (Reference) 24 1.00 (Reference) 99 1.00 (Reference)
 Yes 14 9.3 27 18.0 2.12 (1.06, 4.22) 5 2.01 (0.66, 6.09) 22 2.14 (1.04, 4.40)
 Missing 1 0.7 0 0.0 0 0