Table 3.
Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis to predict the need for extra care in ICU among eclamptic patients admitted at Muhimbili National Hospital in 2008
| Variable | Needed Extra Care: | Bivariate Analysis: | Multivariate Analysis: | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Type of referral | ||||||
| MNH | 6 | 26 | 0.9 | 0.2-3.0 | 0.3 | 0.03-3.5 |
| Private hospitals | 17 | 12 | 5.2 | 1.6-16.7 | 3.2 | 0.7-13.6 |
| District Hospitals | 103 | 174 | 2.2 | 0.9-5.5 | 2.7 | 0.9-8.7 |
| Home | 6 | 22 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Number of fits | ||||||
| 1 | 26 | 68 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 40 | 83 | 1.3 | 0.7-2.3 | 1.3 | 0.6-2.7 |
| ≥3 | 66 | 83 | 2.1 | 1.2-3.6 | 1.5 | 0.8-3.2 |
| State of consciousness | ||||||
| Alert | 56 | 143 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Altered | 76 | 91 | 2.1 | 1.4-3.3 | 2.3 | 1.3-4.0 |
| Time taken to delivery* | ||||||
| ≤12 | 40 | 126 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12:01-24.00 | 35 | 47 | 2.3 | 1.3-4.1 | 2.0 | 1.1-3.7 |
| ≥24.01 | 33 | 10 | 10.4 | 4.7-23.0 | 10.0 | 4.3-23.6 |
| Mode of delivery | ||||||
| Vaginal | 70 | 151 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Abdominal | 62 | 83 | 1.6 | 1.0-2.5 | 2.5 | 1.4-4.5 |
| Gestation Age | ||||||
| ≤32 weeks | 33 | 30 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 33-36 | 39 | 64 | 0.6 | 0.3-1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3-1.3 |
| ≥37 | 40 | 89 | 0.4 | 0.2-0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2-1.0 |
| Age group (years) | ||||||
| ≤ 19 | 36 | 65 | 1 | |||
| 20-24 | 50 | 100 | 0.9 | 0.5-1.5 | ||
| 25-29 | 27 | 37 | 1.3 | 0.7-2.5 | ||
| ≥30 | 19 | 32 | 1.1 | 0.5-2.2 | ||
| Parity | ||||||
| 0 | 69 | 133 | 1 | |||
| 1-2 | 51 | 86 | 1.1 | 0.7-1.8 | ||
| ≥3 | 12 | 15 | 1.5 | 0.7-3.5 | ||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single | 13 | 18 | 1 | |||
| Married | 62 | 99 | 1.2 | 0.5-2.5 | ||
| Unspecified | 57 | 117 | 0.8 | 0.5-1.2 | ||
| Last Hb level (g/dl) | ||||||
| > 8.5 | 115 | 198 | 1 | |||
| ≤8.5 | 17 | 36 | 0.8 | 0.4-1-5 | ||
| Timing of first fit | ||||||
| Antepartum | 104 | 166 | 1 | |||
| Intrapartum | 8 | 17 | 0.8 | 0.3-1.8 | ||
| Postpartum | 20 | 51 | 0.6 | 0.3-1.1 | ||
*Labor details not available in 75 (20.5%) cases