Table 5.
Risk of miscarriage in Norway between 2009 and 2013 according to the women’s own birth record (n=258 954*)
Exposure | Total number of pregnancies excluding induced abortions | Number of miscarriages (%) | Adjusted† odds ratio (95% CI) |
---|---|---|---|
Gestational age at delivery: | |||
Preterm | 10 599 | 1396 (13.2) | 1.05 (0.99 to 1.12) |
Term | 194 910 | 24 462 (12.6) | Ref |
Post-term | 38 044 | 4955 (13.0) | 1.04 (1.00 to 1.08) |
Fetal growth: | |||
Small for gestational age | 26 397 | 3598 (13.6) | 1.08 (1.04 to 1.13) |
Normal for gestational age | 195 358 | 24 571 (12.6) | Ref |
Large for gestational age | 21 548 | 2618 (12.2) | 0.97 (0.93 to 1.02) |
Pre-eclampsia: | |||
No | 252 346 | 31 951 (12.7) | Ref |
Yes | 6608 | 852 (12.9) | 1.06 (0.98 to 1.15) |
76 903 pregnancies excluded because they resulted in an induced abortion; 1412 pregnancies excluded because the woman was born before the medical birth register was set up (1967); and 83 932 pregnancies excluded because the woman was born outside of Norway.
Adjusted for age.