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. 2015 Aug 4;10(8):e0135092. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135092

Table 3. Risk factors of preterm birth and infant death.

  Preterm birth Infant death
Independent variables   Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)
Age of mother at preceding birth 18–34 years reference reference
< 18 years 1.38 (0.59–3.24) 0.17 (0.02–1.52)
  ≥ 35 years 0.65 (0.27–1.59) 1.07 (0.33–3.48)
Maternal education–less than 12 years 0.73 (0.48–1.11) 1.81 (0.98–3.44)
Number of pregnancies  ≤ 3 reference reference
4–5 0.74 (0.48–1.14) 1.45 (0.70–2.98)
  ≥ 6 0.72 (0.45–1.15) 1.32 (0.62–2.84)
Maternal employment 0.79 (0.41–1.51) 1.18 (0.40–3.55)
Residence inside camp  0.99 (0.69–1.43) 1.04 (0.57–1.89)
Consanguinity   1.16 (0.80–1.68) 2.41 (1.35–4.30)
Risk classification preceding pregnancy normal reference reference
alert 1.82 (1.19–2.78) 1.61 (0.79–3.29)
high 2.94 (1.86–4.64) 3.09 (1.46–6.53)
Twin/triplet pregnancy 9.54 (4.46–20.38) 1.32 (0.36–4.83)
Birth-interval below 24 months 0.99 (0.69–1.42) 3.98 (2.17–7.30)
Sex preceding child (female) 0.86 (0.61–1.22) 1.65 (0.93–2.94)
Preterm birth (< 37 weeks)   9.88 (3.98–24.85)
Low birth weight (< 2500 grams)    3.20 (0.93–11.04)
Preterm birth by low birth weight (interaction) 1.20 (0.24–5.60)

Hosmer and Lemeshow test and classification preterm birth: p = 0.98, 75.0%; infant death p = 0.09, 82.7%.