Table 4.

Comparison of all the women aged 35-39 and ≥ 40 with the control group (30-34)

Outcome		35-39		≥40
		p-value	OR (95% CI)	p-value	OR (95% CI)
Pregnancy complications
Pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH)		0.2158	0.71 (0.41-1.22)	0.2055	1.67 (0.75-3.71)
Hypothyroidism		0.3857	0.88 (0.66-1.17)	0.2599	0.72 (0.40-1.29)
Anaemia		0.2185	0.73 (0.44-1.20)	0.5560	0.65 (0.23-1.86)
Placenta praevia		0.9104	0.74 (0.19-2.81)	0.4944	2.62 (0.54-12.64)
PROM		0.8000	0.91 (0.44-1.88)	0.4935	1.76 (0.59-5.26)
Oligohydramnios		0.6091	0.76 (0.27-2.15)	0.8792	1.60 (0.35-7.27)
Polyhydramnios		0.7261	1.60 (0.43-6.00)	-	-
Mode of delivery
Caesarean section		0.3356	1.19 (0.89-1.59)	0.0238	2.23 (1.18-4.22)
Emergency C-section		0.5273	1.12 (0.79-1.58)	0.7583	1.11 (0.57-2.16)
Elective C-section		0.5290	1.09 (0.82-1.44)	0.0262	1.84 (1.07-3.17)
Non-induced vaginal delivery		0.9410	1.01 (0.74-1.37)	0.1060	0.57 (0.29-1.26)
Induced vaginal delivery		0.0360	0.56 (0.32-0.97)	0.1483	0.31 (0.07-1.30)
Perinatal outcome
Gestational age at delivery		0.0025	-	0.0003	-
Preterm birth		0.2783	1.26 (0.83-1.92)	0.2949	1.49 (0.70-3.17)
Birth asphyxia		0.7145	0.91 (0.54-1.54)	0.1358	0.20 (0.03-1.48)
Lack of progress of labour		0.0232	0.29 (0.10-0.84)	0.5014	0.37 (0.05-2.77)
Postpartum haemorrhage		0.6613	0.40 (0.05-3.44)	0.0254	6.43 (1.50-27.63)
Episiotomy		0.2344	0.73 (0.46-1.17)	0.1573	0.37 (0.10-1.38)
Perineal tears		0.2420	0.71 (0.41-1.22)	0.5297	1.58 (0.50-5.01)
Neonatal outcome
Birth weight [g]		0.9030	-	0.9305	-
Macrosomy		-	-	-	-
SGA		0.2892	0.73 (0.40-1.32)	0.7505	0.70 (0.21-2.33)
LGA		0.3386	1.25 (0.79-1.99)	0.0355	2.17 (1.04-4.54)
APGAR score:	0-3	0.5417	1.00 (0.09-11.07)	-	-
	4-6	0.8713	0.50 (0.06-4.49)	0.1639	5.27 (0.94-29.41)
	7-10	0.8966	1.51 (0.30-7.53)	0.3246	0.29 (0.06-1.47)
Stillbirth		-	-	-	-
Congenital anomalies		0.7811	1.08 (0.62-1.90)	0.9733	0.82 (0.24-2.75)