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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 4.

Adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) according to selected factors, Bangkok, Thailand, 2006–2007.

Covariates All Preeclampsia (n = 150)
Early Onset Preeclampsia (n = 29)
Late Onset Preeclampsia (n = 121)
Adjusted OR* (95% CI) Adjusted OR* (95% CI) Adjusted OR* (95% CI)
Maternal age (years)
 <20 1.99 (0.70, 5.68) 1.80 (0.27, 12.01) 1.94 (0.64, 5.86)
 20–24 1.11 (0.57, 2.18) 0.67 (0.17, 2.70) 1.13 (0.56, 2.27)
 25–29 1.00 (Reference) 1.00 (Reference) 1.00 (Reference)
 30–34 2.30 (1.03, 5.17) 1.55 (0.38, 6.33) 2.23 (0.97, 5.13)
 ≥35 2.04 (0.89, 4.67) 1.87 (0.45, 7.74) 1.99 (0.85, 4.68)
  Trend test p-value 0.229 0.314 0.249
Alcohol use in pregnancy 0.10 (0.01, 1.06) - -
Smoked in pregnancy 0.14 (0.01, 2.21) - -
Exercise during pregnancy - 0.55 (0.11, 2.76) -
Family history of hypertension 1.92 (0.87, 4.23) - 1.83 (0.83, 4.03)
History of hypertensive disorders during pregnancy
 Nulliparous 1.31 (0.71, 2.39) 0.98 (0.34, 2.80) 1.45 (0.78, 2.70)
 Parous-no prior history 1.00 (Reference) 1.00 (Reference) 1.00 (Reference)
 Parous-prior history 7.83 (0.88, 69.44) 24.30 (2.05, 287.87) 4.77 (0.50, 45.34)
Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2)
 <18.5 0.31 (0.13, 0.73) 0.38 (0.07, 2.24) 0.29 (0.12, 0.73)
 18.5–24.9 1.00 (Reference) 1.00 (Reference) 1.00 (Reference)
 25–29.9 1.71 (0.81, 3.58) 2.70 (0.82, 8.91) 1.64 (0.75, 3.57)
 ≥30.0 5.25 (1.80, 15.32) 4.07 (0.81, 20.42) 5.33 (1.83, 15.51)
  Trend test p-value <0.001 0.009 <0.001
Prenatal care onset/utilization
 Care initiated in 1st trimester 1.00 (Reference) - 1.00 (Reference)
 Care initiated after 1st trimester 0.99 (0.57, 1.70) - 1.04 (0.59, 1.84)
 No prenatal care 6.37 (1.26, 32.27) - 7.19 (1.36, 38.11)
*

Each column represents a different logistic regression model. Covariates not included in final models are indicated as (-). Each OR and 95% CI is adjusted for all other covariates listed in this table.