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. 2012 Dec 27;7(12):e52780. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052780

Table 5. Obstetric history, family history and risk of preterm birth.

Preterm group Control group P OR 95%CI
n % n %
Inter-pregnancy intervals
≤6 months 65 10.7 78 11.7 1.000
7–12 months 134 22.1 136 20.3 0.605 1.184 0.624–2.248
13–24 months 137 22.6 157 23.5 0.459 1.256 0.687–2.296
>24 months 269 44.5 298 44.5 0.134 1.564 0.871–2.809
History of preterm birth
No 1362 97.9 1388 99.8 1.000
Yes 29 2.1 3 0.2 0.000 9.667 2.945–31.732
Reproductive abnormality
No 1355 98.3 1372 99.6 1.000
Yes 23 1.7 6 0.4 0.003 3.333 1.561–9.414
Family genetic diseases
No 1384 99.6 1385 99.9 1.000
Yes 6 0.4 2 0.1 0.178 3.000 0.606–14.864