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. 2019 Mar 2;393(10174):899–909. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31877-4

Table.

Summary of individual patient data associations between serum biochemistry and adverse perinatal outcome for singleton pregnancies

Bile acids
Alanine aminotransferase
Aspartate aminotransferase
Bilirubin
n/N (%) ROC AUC (95% CI) n/N (%) ROC AUC (95% CI) n/N (%) ROC AUC (95% CI) n/N (%) ROC AUC (95% CI)
Stillbirth 25/4269 (1%) 0·83 (0·74–0·92) 22/3668 (1%) 0·46 (0·35–0·57) 17/3071 (1%) 0·49 (0·36–0·62) 13/2425 (1%) 0·57 (0·42–0·72)
Preterm birth 1256/4378 (29%) 0·60 (0·58–0·63) 583/1836 (32%) 0·55 (0·52–0·57) 583/1836 (32%) 0·54 (0·51–0·57) 583/1836 (32%) 0·57 (0·54–0·60)
Spontaneous preterm birth 383/4316 (9%) 0·61 (0·58–0·64) 141/1791 (8%) 0·59 (0·54–0·64) 141/1791 (8%) 0·59 (0·54–0·65) 141/1791 (8%) 0·57 (0·51–0·62)
Iatrogenic preterm birth 817/4316 (19%) 0·58 (0·55–0·60) 397/1791 (22%) 0·53 (0·50–0·56) 397/1791 (22%) 0·52 (0·50–0·55) 397/1791 (22%) 0·56 (0·53–0·59)
Meconium stained amniotic fluid 588/4032 (15%) 0·62 (0·59–0·64) 243/1605 (15%) 0·59 (0·55–0·63) 243/1605 (15%) 0·59 (0·56–0·63) 243/1605 (15%) 0·57 (0·53–0·61)
Non-reassuring heart rate monitoring 588/3057 (19%) 0·58 (0·55–0·60) 192/1379 (14%) 0·50 (0·46–0·55) 192/1379 (14%) 0·53 (0·49–0·58) 192/1379 (14%) 0·54 (0·49–0·58)
Apgar score <7 at 5 min 90/4181 (2%) 0·65 (0·58–0·71) 32/1698 (2%) 0·45 (0·36–0·54) 32/1698 (2%) 0·49 (0·40–0·58) 32/1698 (2%) 0·51 (0·40–0·62)
Umbilical cord arterial blood pH <7·0 1/2029 (1%) 0·68 (0·53–0·82) 6/630 (1%) 0·48 (0·21–0·76) 6/630 (1%) 0·49 (0·22–0·75) 6/630 (1%) 0·52 (0·23–0·81)
Neonatal unit admission 798/4014 (20%) 0·55 (0·52–0·57) 182/1533 (12%) 0·57 (0·53–0·62) 182/1533 (12%) 0·58 (0·54–0·63) 182/1533 (12%) 0·55 (0·51–0·60)
Neonatal death 7/2888 (<1%) 0·62 (0·38–0·86) 5/1391 (<1%) 0·56 (0·31–0·84) 5/1391 (<1%) 0·62 (0·38–0·87) 5/1391 (<1%) 0·68 (0·53–0·84)

ROC AUC=receiver operating characteristic area under curve.