Table 10.
Estimates of prevalence (P), intracluster correlation coefficients (ICC), their respective 95% CI, design effect (Deff), and mean cluster size (n a ) for diagnosis and management among categorical variables related to therapeutic preterm delivery
| Variable | P(%) | ICC | 95% CI for ICC | Deff | n a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therapeutic delivery for maternal disease |
74.6 |
0.102 |
0.032-0.172 |
9.6 |
73 |
| Therapeutic delivery for fetal disease |
54.1 |
0.065 |
0.016-0.115 |
7.0 |
73 |
| Maternal disease responsible for interruption of pregnancy: | |||||
| ● Diabetes |
7.3 |
0.063 |
0.011-0.115 |
5.5 |
54 |
| ● Gestational hypertension |
12.9 |
0.144 |
0.048-0.240 |
9.4 |
54 |
| ● Chronic hypertension |
15.3 |
0.009 |
<0.001-0.027 |
1.8 |
54 |
| ● Preeclampsia |
58.2 |
0.079 |
0.017-0.140 |
5.4 |
54 |
| ● Eclampsia |
3.2 |
0.017 |
<0.001-0.041 |
1.8 |
54 |
| ● HELLP syndrome |
9.4 |
0.012 |
<0.001-0.031 |
1.2 |
54 |
| ● Abruptio placentae |
7.7 |
0.009 |
<0.001-0.026 |
1.6 |
54 |
| ● Previous placentae |
3.3 |
0.001 |
<0.001-0.013 |
0.8 |
54 |
| Fetal disease responsible for interruption of pregnancy: |
|
|
|
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| ● Fetal distress |
32.6 |
0.052 |
0.010-0.095 |
6.1 |
71 |
| ● Fetal growth restriction |
19.8 |
0.037 |
0.004-0.069 |
4.4 |
71 |
| ● Malformation |
5.2 |
0.144 |
0.052-0.236 |
13.5 |
71 |
| ● Other fetal condition |
15.1 |
0.161 |
0.061-0.262 |
15.8 |
71 |
| Exams to evaluate fetal condition: |
|
|
|
|
|
| ● Cardiotocography |
61.0 |
0.299 |
0.148-0.451 |
23.7 |
67 |
| ● Dopplerfluxometry |
61.1 |
0.159 |
0.059-0.260 |
14.4 |
67 |
| ● Fetal biophysical profile |
32.2 |
0.508 |
0.331-0.686 |
43.5 |
67 |
| ● Fetal movements control |
4.3 |
0.101 |
0.030-0.172 |
12.3 |
67 |
| ● Other exam |
12.9 |
0.041 |
0.005-0.077 |
4.1 |
67 |
| Determinant exams for diagnosis: |
|
|
|
|
|
| ● Cardiotocography |
23.2 |
0.104 |
0.032-0.176 |
10.1 |
70 |
| ● Dopplerfluxometry |
29.8 |
0.064 |
0.014-0.113 |
6.4 |
70 |
| ● Fetal biophysical profile |
14.6 |
0.290 |
0.142-0.438 |
24.0 |
70 |
| ● Fetal echocardiography |
1.2 |
0.030 |
0.001-0.058 |
4.6 |
70 |
| ● Maternal hepatic dysfunction |
15.9 |
0.194 |
0.079-0.308 |
19.9 |
70 |
| ● Maternal hematologic dysfunction |
21.0 |
0.278 |
0.134-0.423 |
29.9 |
70 |
| ● Other |
41.2 |
0.102 |
0.031-0.173 |
10.0 |
70 |
| Maternal or fetal attempted treatment |
57.9 |
0.056 |
0.012-0.101 |
5.7 |
71 |
| Use of corticosteroids |
42.6 |
0.059 |
0.012-0.105 |
6.2 |
70 |
| Maternal condition at hospital discharge (cured) | 24.8 | 0.153 | 0.057-0.249 | 15.7 | 73 |