Table 3.
Average percentage with a preterm birth and very preterm birth by timing of treatment initiation and the average risk ratio (RR) with average 95% confidence interval (CI) in the intent to treat versus naive analysis, adding measurement error
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| Preterm Category | Measurement Error |
Category | N | % | Average RR (95% CI) |
Coverage interval |
N | % | Average RR (95% CI) |
Coverage interval |
| <37 weeks | +− 2 Weeks | Preconception | 186 | 37.0 | 0.99 (0.85,1.17) | 0.97 | 186 | 36.0 | 1.11 (0.96,1.31) | 0.81 |
| During pregnancy | 185 | 37.2 | 1 | 154 | 34.0 | 1 | ||||
| Excluded women | - | - | - | 31 | 69.9 | |||||
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| +− 5 Weeks | Preconception | 211 | 42.0 | 1.00(0.87,1.16) | 0.96 | 211 | 42.0 | 1.12 (0.96,1.32) | 0.70 | |
| During pregnancy | 209 | 41.9 | 1 | 1 | 179 | 39.4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Excluded women | - | - | - | - | 30 | 67.6 | - | - | ||
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| <32 weeks | +− 2 Weeks | Preconception | 38 | 7.5 | 0.99 (0.64,1.54) | 0.94 | 38 | 7.5 | 1.42 (0.86,2.35) | 0.73 |
| During pregnancy | 38 | 7.6 | 1 | 25 | 5.5 | |||||
| Excluded women | - | 13 | 23.4 | |||||||
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| +− 5 Weeks | Preconception | 56 | 11.1 | 1.00 (0.70,1.42) | 0.95 | 56 | 11.1 | 1.42 (0.94,2.13) | 0.60 | |
| During pregnancy | 56 | 11.2 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 9.2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Excluded women | - | - | - | - | 14 | 32.0 | - | |||
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| <28 weeks | +− 2 Weeks | Preconception | 9 | 1.7 | 0.96 (0.36,2.58) | 0.97 | 9 | 1.7 | 2.17 (0.79,5.98) | 0.81 |
| During pregnancy | 9 | 1.8 | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | ||||
| Excluded women | - | - | - | 4 | 25.0 | - | ||||
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| +− 5 Weeks | Preconception | 14 | 2.8 | 1.00 (0.47,2.14) | 0.94 | 14 | 2.8 | 2.17 (0.79,5.98) | 0.69 | |
| During pregnancy | 14 | 2.8 | 1 | 8 | 1.8 | 1 | ||||
| Excluded women | - | - | - | - | 6 | 12.7 | - | - | ||