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. 2012 Apr 9;2012:451915. doi: 10.5402/2012/451915

Table 2.

Neonatal outcomes in the study groups compared with the reference group.

Outcome
n
Ref. group 26 870 ART
255
Anovulation 68 Endometriosis 49 Male factor
43
Tubal factor
38
PCOS
27
Unexplained 30
Preterm birth
  % 6.3 12.7 13.4 18.6 9.8 10.5 14.8 6.7
P-value <0.0001 <0.05 <0.005 NS NS NS NS
 OR 2.17 2.33 3.43 1.62 1.77 2.61 1.07
 95% CI 1.48–3.17 1.15–4.71 1.59–7.42 0.58–4.53 0.63–4.99 0.90–7.57 0.26–4.51
 AOR 2.12 2.07 3.25 1.80 1.71 2.85 1.06
 95% CI 1.44–3.11 1.01–4.23 1.50–7.07 0.64–5.11 0.60–4.85 0.98–8.30 0.25–4.48

LBW
  % 4.7 8.7 7.4 10.2 9.3 10.5 3.7 10.0
P-value <0.005 NS NS NS NS NS NS
 OR 1.93 1.62 2.32 2.09 2.40 0.79 2.27
 95% CI 1.24–3.00 0.65–4.04 0.92–5.86 0.75–5.87 0.85–6.79 0.11–5.79 0.69–7.49
 AOR 1.83 1.35 2.13 2.27 2.33 0.87 2.18
 95% CI 1.17–2.86 0.54–3.40 0.84–5.41 0.80–6.42 0.82–6.63 0.12–6.49 0.65–7.24

SGA
  % 9.7 12.4 11.8 6.3 19.1 7.9 7.4 23.3
P-value NS NS NS NS NS NS <0.05
 OR 1.30 1.24 0.62 2.18 0.80 0.74 2.83
 95% CI 0.90–1.90 0.59–2.59 0.19–1.20 1.01–4.72 0.24–2.59 0.18–3.14 1.21–6.59
 AOR 1.08 1.02 0.49 1.78 0.69 0.78 2.29
 95% CI 0.73–1.59 0.49–2.16 0.15–1.59 0.78–4.06 0.21–2.25 0.18–3.33 0.97–5.41

NICU admiss
  % 9.5 16.6 14.7 18.4 20.9 15.8 18.5 10.0
P-value <0.0005 NS <0.05 <0.05 NS NS NS
 OR 1.87 1.64 2.14 2.51 1.78 2.16 1.05
 95% CI 1.34–2.60 0.84–3.21 1.04–4.01 1.20–5.24 0.74–4.26 0.82–5.70 0.32–3.48
 AOR 1.64 1.32 1.78 2.49 1.62 1.98 0.92
 95% CI 1.17–2.30 0.67–2.60 0.86–3.68 1.18–5.26 0.67–3.90 0.74–5.28 0.28–3.05

Preterm birth <37 gestational weeks, LBW: low birth weight (<2500 g), SGA: small for gestational age (fetal indexes < the 10th percentile adjusted for Finnish population), NICU: neonatal intensive care unit.

AOR: OR adjusted for age, parity, BMI, smoking, previous foetal deaths and miscarriages, chronic illness, and marital status.