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. 2016 Aug 19;16:237. doi: 10.1186/s12884-016-1029-2

Table 5.

Result of age stratified and adjusted analysis of covariates significantly associated with overall, early onset and late onset preeclampsia, Bahir Dar City, October, 2014

Covariates Overall Preeclampsia Early onset Preeclampsia Late onset preeclampsia
OR 95 % CI OR 95 % CI OR 95 % CI
Age ≤ 24 years
MUAC: Normal vs underweight 1.07 0.17, 6.67 0.30 0.07, 1.34 1.53 0.71, 3.29
Obese vs underweight 2.31, 1.06, 5.12a 1.00 0.66, 23.93 3.66 1.37, 10.87a
Fruit intake: yes vs no 0.30 0.13, 0.72a 0.71 0.17, 3.18 0.25 0.09, 0.68a
Adherence to folate: yes vs no 0.16 0.05, 0.46a 0.71 0.17, 3.18 0.09 0.02, 0.42a
Coffee consumption : yes vs no 4.39 1.32, 14.56a 0.67 0.13, 3.34 3.87 1.31, 13.79a
Age 25–29 years
MUAC: Normal vs underweight 2.21 0.58, 8.47 5.75 0.64, 51.57 1.89 0.68, 5.26
Obese vs underweight 3.16 1.21, 8.24a 5.16 0.55, 48.40 1.98 1.16, 3.40a
Fruit intake: yes vs no 0.74 0.26, 2.12 0.52 0.12, 2.33 0.64 0.22, 1.81
Adherence to folate: yes vs no 0.11 0.03, 0.38a 0.86 0.08, 8.54 0.09 0.03, 0.30a
Coffee consumption : yes vs no 1.24 0.51, 3.01 0.25 0.03, 2.09
Age 30–34 years
MUAC: Normal vs underweight 1.16 0.40, 3.35 2.76 0.20, 36.77 0.64 0.42, 3.94
Obese vs underweight 1.04 0.26, 4.13 2.86 0.26, 31.53 0.91 0.42, 1.97
Fruit intake: yes vs no 0.41 0.11, 1.49 0.04 0.03, 1.49 0.70 0.16, 2.97
Adherence to folate: yes vs no 0.12 0.03, 0.47a 0.03 0.02, 0.27a 0.20 0.04, 0.93a
Coffee consumption : yes vs no 1.14 0.29, 4.51 0.50 0.04, 6.63
Age >35 years
MUAC: Normal vs underweight 0.38 0.06, 2.38 0.37 0.03, 4.06 0.90 0.16, 5.04
Obese vs underweight 3.45 0.53, 22.54 2.87 0.21, 39.07 1.57 0.62, 3.97
Fruit intake: yes vs no 0.21 0.05, 0.94a 0.15 0.01, 1.73 0.22 0.05, 1.05
Adherence to folate: yes vs no 0.23 0.03, 1.54 0.21 0.02, 1.87 0.13 0.02, 0.80a
Coffee consumption : yes vs no 3.67 0.52, 25.69 Omitted

aStatistically significant after controlling for age through adjusted stratification