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. 2012 Jul 18;7(7):e40244. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040244

Table 1. Demographic characteristics on enrolment associated with maternal death in refugee and migrant women.

Demographics Did not die N = 50,910 Died N = 68 Unadjusted Odds Ratios [95%CI]; P value Adjusted Odds Ratios [95%CI], P value
First ANC visit Trimester 1 24,108 (50.0) 25 (37.9) Reference group Reference group
Trimester 2 or 3 24,083 (50.0) 41 (62.1) 1.64 [1.00–2.70]; P = 0.051 1.58 [0.91–2.72]; p = 0.101
Weight group Normal (≥40 kg) 42,630 (93.6) 57 (83.8) Reference group Reference group
Under (<40 kg) 2 911 (6.4) 11 (16.4) 2.83 (1.48–5.39); p = 0.002 2.76 [1.28–5.92]; p = 0.009
Age group <40 years 48,813 (96.1) 62 (91.2) Reference group Reference group
≥40 years 1,987 (3.9) 6 (8.8) 2.38 [1.03–5.50]; p = 0.037 1.41 [0.51–3.75]; p = 0.496
Parity group Parity 0 14,471 (28.5) 17 (25.4) Reference group Reference group
Parity 1–3 25,619 (50.5) 23 (34.3) 0.76 [0.41–1.43]; 0.401 0.97 [0.48–1.97]; p = 0.932
Parity > = 4 10,640 (21.0) 28 (40.3) 2.16 [1.18–3.96]; 0.013 2.22 [1.06–4.68]; p = 0.035
Anaemic 1st visit No 24,543 (58.1) 21 (36.8) Reference group Reference group
Yes 17,719 (41.9) 36 (63.2) 2.27 [1.31–3.99]; 0.003 2.10 [1.20–3.68); p = 0.010
Limit∧
Smoker No 25,927 (69.4) 25 (56.8) Reference group Reference group
Yes 11,452 (30.6) 19 (43.2) 1.72 [0.95–3.13]; 0.100 1.36 [0.71–2.59]; p = 0.356
Migrant No 24,424 (63.4) 22 (50.0) Reference group Reference group
Yes 14,128 (36.6) 22 (50.0) 1.73 [0.96–3.12]; 0.082 1.54 [0.84–2.81]; p = 0.164

Missing data: In the Did not die columns - First ANC visit = 2719; weight group n = 5369; age group 110; parity group n = 181; and Anaemic 1st visit n = 8,648. In the Died column First ANC visit  = 2; Anaemic 1st visit = 11. Did not die column for smoker = 1176.

∧Model includes 38,935 women and following “Limit” i.e. data of women who delivered from 1998 onwards, the model includes 34,208.