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. 2012 Jun 25;2(3):e001100. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001100

Table 3.

Excess mortality and rate ratio comparing the most deprived tenth with the least deprived tenth by specific cause

Excess mortality (%) Rate ratio (95% CI) Test for effect of deprivation tenth, p-value
All causes 33 2.1 (2.0 to 2.2) <0.0001
Cause-specific stillbirths
 Congenital anomalies 44 2.8 (2.4 to 3.3) <0.0001
 Pre-eclampsia 30 2.0 (1.6 to 2.4) <0.0001
 Antepartum haemorrhage 53 3.1 (2.8 to 3.5) <0.0001
 Mechanical 8 1.2 (0.9 to 1.5) 0.241
 Maternal disorder 35 2.2 (1.9 to 2.5) <0.0001
 Unknown antepartum (SGA) 39 2.5 (2.3 to 2.7) <0.0001
 Unknown antepartum (not SGA) 23 1.7 (1.5 to 1.8) <0.0001

SGA, small for gestational age.