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. 2013 Jun 25;4(2):120–127.

Table 2.

Odds Ratio (OR) and 95% Confidence Interval (CI) for Placental Abruption in Relation to Categories of Maternal Whole Blood Mitochondrial DNA Copy Numbers

Whole Blood Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number Placental Abruption Cases (N = 233) Controls (N = 238) Unadjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR* (95% CI) Adjusted OR** (95% CI)
Quartile 1 (<179.5) 58 59 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
Quartile 2 (179.5-249.8) 45 60 0.76 (0.45-1.30) 0.85 (0.47-1.51) 0.89 (0.49-1.63)
Quartile 3 (249.9-336.8) 55 59 0.95 (0.57-1.59) 0.99 (0.56-1.73) 0.97 (0.54-1.75)
Quartile 4 (≥336.9) 75 60 1.27 (0.77-2.09) 1.51 (0.88-2.59) 1.54 (0.88-2.70)
P-value for linear trend 0.23 0.09 0.11
Quartiles 1-3 (<336.9) 158 178 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
Quartile 4 (≥336.9) 75 60 1.41 (0.95-2.10) 1.60 (1.04-2.46) 1.61 (1.03-2.52)
*

Adjusted for maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index, no prenatal care and gestational age at delivery.

**

Adjusted for maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index, no prenatal care and gestational age at delivery and preeclampsia status.