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. 2013 Feb 6;8(2):e53844. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053844

Table 3. ORs of LBW, Preterm Birth and SGA amongst Mothers with Hypertension and Comparatives.

Variables Mothers with Hypertension n = 2,727 Comparative Cohort n = 8,181 Mothers with Untreated Hypertension n = 1,006
Total no. % Total no. % Total no. %
LBW
Yes 308 11.3 418 5.1 76 7.6
Crude OR 2.37 1.00 1.52
(95% CI) (2.03–2.76) (1.18–1.97)
Adjusted OR§ 2.29 1.00 1.47
(95% CI) (1.95–2.68) (1.13–1.91)
Preterm Birth
Yes 369 13.5 529 6.5 84 8.4
Crude OR 2.26 1.00 1.32
(95% CI) (1.97–2.61) (1.04–1.68)*
Adjusted OR§ 2.18 1.00 1.30
(95% CI) (1.89–2.52) (1.01–1.66)*
SGA
Yes 620 22.7 1250 15.3 184 18.3
Crude OR 1.63 1.00 1.24
(95% CI) (1.47–1.82) (1.05–1.47)*
Adjusted OR§ 1.62 1.00 1.27
(95% CI) (1.45–1.81) (1.07–1.52)*

OR indicates odds ratio; LBW, low birth weight; SGA, small for gestational age; CI, confidence interval.

*

P<0.05;

P<0.01;

P<0.001;

§

Adjusted for infant parity, maternal age, education level, diabetes, anemia, coronary heart disease, and hyperlipidemia.