TABLE 3.
Associations between individual EVD symptoms and EVD among pregnant women.
| Unadjusted odds of EVD (n=157) |
Adjusted odds of EVDa (n=155b) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | Odds ratio (95% CI) | P value | Odds ratio (95% CI) | P value |
| Self-reported EVD symptoms/complications and fever (>38°C) upon admissionc | ||||
| Abdominal pain | 1.43 (0.68–3.03) | 0.350 | 1.46 (0.68–3.15) | 0.329 |
| Fever | 3.78 (1.55–9.21) | 0.003 | 3.28 (1.33–8.10) | 0.010 |
| Fatigue/weakness | 3.41 (1.55–7.51) | 0.002 | 3.13 (1.40–6.97) | 0.005 |
| Nausea/vomiting | 2.64 (1.33–5.24) | 0.005 | 2.40 (1.19–4.81) | 0.014 |
| Headache | 4.58 (2.26–9.29) | <0.001 | 4.05 (1.97–8.31) | <0.001 |
| Muscle/joint pain | 3.17 (1.60–6.30) | 0.001 | 2.96 (1.47–5.97) | 0.003 |
| Diarrhea | 1.87 (0.96–3.65) | 0.068 | 1.64 (0.83–3.25) | 0.158 |
| Chest pain | 1.82 (0.85–3.89) | 0.125 | 1.67 (0.76–3.63) | 0.200 |
| Anorexia | 1.29 (0.58–2.82) | 0.533 | 1.17 (0.52–2.65) | 0.706 |
| Vaginal bleeding | 3.62 (1.57–8.33) | 0.003 | 3.65 (1.54–8.65) | 0.003 |
| Unexplained bleeding | 4.28 (1.48–12.33) | 0.007 | 4.25 (1.46–12.36) | 0.008 |
| Sore throat | 7.76 (1.55–38.78) | 0.013 | 9.87 (1.82–53.59) | 0.008 |
| Vision changes | 2.02 (0.39–10.37) | 0.400 | 2.10 (0.41–10.87) | 0.377 |
| Cough | 6.18 (0.63–60.92) | 0.119 | 5.32 (0.45–63.20) | 0.186 |
Abbreviations: EVD, Ebola virus disease; CI, confidence interval.
Age was modeled as a continuous variable.
Two women were missing data for age, thus sample size is reduced by two in age-adjusted models.
Models were analyzed separately for each EVD symptom.