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. 2014 Apr 22;14:54. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-14-54

Table 5.

Estimates of prevalence (P), intracluster correlation coefficients (ICC), their respective 95% CI, design effect (Deff), and mean cluster size (n a ) for categorical variables of process during pregnancy

Variable P(%) ICC 95% CI for ICC Deff n a
Hospitalization
22.3
0.030
0.008-0.052
10.0
265
Reasons for hospitalization:
 
 
 
 
 
   ● Emesis
0.6
0.006
0.001-0.013
2.3
264
   ● Uterine contraction
5.7
0.014
0.002-0.026
5.3
264
   ● Amniorrhexis
2.2
0.009
0.001-0.017
4.0
264
   ● Bleeding
2.6
0.008
<0.001-0.016
3.0
264
   ● Maternal disease
8.9
0.029
0.007-0.050
10.1
264
   ● Fetal disease
0.8
0.028
0.007-0.049
6.0
264
Syphilis
1.6
0.004
<0.001-0.009
1.7
265
Anemia (registered)
32.0
0.070
0.023-0.118
24.1
238
Treatment for anemia
52.6
0.283
0.138-0.428
74.8
213
Short cervix (US)
1.4
0.011
<0.001-0.022
4.0
209
Cervical insufficiency
2.1
0.005
<0.001-0.012
2.6
230
Cerclage
1.4
0.019
0.003-0.034
5.6
238
Uterine anomalies
0.6
<0.001
<0.001-0.003
0.6
237
Fibroid
1.9
0.002
<0.001-0.006
1.5
233
Maternal diseases:
 
 
 
 
 
   ● Diabetes
5.7
0.027
0.006-0.047
7.8
254
   ● Gestational hypertension
7.7
0.025
0.006-0.045
9.4
254
   ● Preeclampsia/eclampsia/HELLP
16.2
0.062
0.019-0.104
22.5
254
   ● Chronic hypertension
5.7
0.007
<0.001-0.014
2.8
254
   ● Other chronic infection
0.7
0.010
0.001-0.020
4.5
254
   ● Thyroid diseases
1.6
0.027
0.006-0.047
8.2
254
   ● Renal disease
1.2
0.008
<0.001-0.015
3.1
254
   ● Sickle cell anemia
0.3
0.002
<0.001-0.006
1.5
254
   ● Other chronic anemia
0.5
<0.001
<0.001-0.003
0.7
254
   ● Cardiac disease
1.1
0.003
<0.001-0.008
1.9
254
   ● Lung disease
1.5
0.009
<0.001-0.017
3.8
254
   ● Epilepsy
0.6
0.001
<0.001-0.004
1.5
254
   ● Systemic lupus erythematous
0.5
0.020
0.004-0.036
4.6
254
   ● Other collagenoses
0.2
0.001
<0.001-0.004
1.4
254
   ● Digestive disease
0.6
0.006
<0.001-0.013
3.1
254
   ● Bariatric surgery
<0.1
<0.001
<0.001-0.003
0.8
254
   ● Psychiatric disease
1.0
0.015
0.003-0.028
5.4
254
   ● Orthopedic disease
0.2
<0.001
<0.001-0.003
0.9
254
   ● Neoplasms
0.2
0.001
<0.001-0.004
1.4
254
   ● Thrombosis or thrombophilia
0.4
0.006
<0.001-0.013
2.4
254
Fetal malformation
5.5
0.146
0.057-0.236
35.9
246
Fetal growth restriction
9.3
0.019
0.004-0.035
6.9
246
Other fetal morbidity
7.4
0.386
0.219-0.554
101.5
246
Triplets
2.0
<0.001
<0.001-0.030
1.0
22
Infertility treatment
4.4
<0.001
<0.001-0.031
0.9
22
Multiple monochorionic pregnancy
35.8
0.046
<0.001-0.111
2.0
18
Multiple monoamniotic pregnancy
5.8
0.038
<0.001-0.098
1.9
18
Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome 5.4 <0.001 <0.001-0.036 0.9 18