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. 2014 Jan 16;11:4. doi: 10.1186/1742-4755-11-4

Table 3.

Estimated risk of severe maternal outcome (SMO = NM + MD) among women with severe hypertensive disorders during pregnancy or childbirth according to characteristics of current pregnancy and delays in obstetric care

Predictors Total
SMO
PLTC
PR 95% CI
% n % n %
Prenatal coverage (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Public
92.7
291
90.7
4566
92.6
0.76
0.47 – 1.23
  Other
7.3
30
9.3
351
7.1
(ref)
 
Prenatal adequacy (b)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  No
23.6
84
21.9
1486
23.7
0.91
0.71 – 1.15
  Yes
76.4
299
78.1
4771
76.3
(ref)
 
Hospitalization coverage (c)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Public
99.3
386
98.7
6269
99.4
0.53
0.17 – 1.66
  Other
0.7
5
1.3
41
0.6
(ref)
 
Gestational age at hospital admission (d)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  <22
1,5
12
3.1
86
1.4
5.06
2.60 – 9.82
  22 – 27
4.9
35
 
288
4.6
4.47
2.53 – 7.92
  28 – 33
20.7
111
28.9
1265
20.2
3.33
2.21 – 5.02
  34 – 36
22.5
89
23.2
1409
22.5
2.45
1.59 – 3.79
  ≥37
47.2
76
19.8
3062
48.9
(ref)
 
  Postpartum
3.2
61
15.9
152
2.4
11.82
7.59 – 18.43
Gestational age at delivery (e)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  <22
0.5
3
0.9
30
0.5
3.23
1.13 – 9.28
  22 – 27
3.0
27
7.8
172
2.8
4.83
2.72 – 8.57
  28 – 33
17.5
110
31.8
1030
16.7
3.43
2.19 – 5.38
  34 – 36
22.6
96
27.7
1380
22.3
2.31
1.57 – 3.41
  ≥37
51.8
95
27.5
3284
53.1
(ref)
 
  Still pregnant
4.6
15
4.3
284
4.6
1.78
1.03 – 3.10
Mode of delivery (f)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  C-section
74.8
309
79.8
4694
74.5
1.33
0.99 – 1.79
  Other
25.2
78
20.2
1605
25.5
(ref)
 
Onset of labor (g)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Spontaneous
26.8
66
17.7
1716
27.4
(ref)
 
  Induction
9.0
33
8.9
562
9.0
1.50
0.86 – 2.60
  Elective C-section
59.0
254
68.3
3665
58.5
1.75
1.11 – 2.76
  Abortion
0.6
4
1.1
37
0.6
2.63
1.05 – 6.59
  Still pregnant
4.5
15
4.0
285
4.5
1.35
0.77 – 2.37
Access to referral center (h)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Not scheduled
10.2
69
18.4
576
9.7
2.98
1.62 – 5.47
  Scheduled
46.4
207
55.3
2715
45.9
1.97
1.30 -2.97
  Spontaneous
43.3
98
26.2
2628
44.4
(ref)
 
Delays
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Women/family members (i)
39.9
146
44.9
2179
39.6
1.23
0.89 – 1.69
  Health service (j)
16.2
129
35.6
874
15.0
2.86
1.89 – 4.33
  Health professional (l)
19.1
132
36.6
1066
18.0
2.45
1.53 – 3.92
  Any delays
55.6
256
73.6
3131
54.5
2.22
1.44 – 3.43
Total   391 100 6315 100    

Values in bold mean they are statistically significant; PR = prevalence ratio adjusted by cluster effect.

Missing data: (a) 1468 cases; (b) 66 cases; (c) 5 cases; (d) 60 cases; (e) 180 cases; (f) 20 cases; (g) 69 cases; (h) 413; (i) 875 cases; (j) 513 cases; (l) 613 cases.