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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2019 May 1;81(1):118–124. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001982

Table 3:

Pregnancy and infant health outcomes according to maternal CMV DNA status

N Detectable
CMV
DNA,
n = 51
No
detectable
CMV DNA,
n= 299
Unadjusted odds
ratio (OR) of
having the
outcome of
interest, in
association with
detectable CMV
DNA
(95%confidence
interval [CI])
P Adjusted odds ratio (OR)
of having the outcome of
interest, in association
with detectable CMV
DNA (95% confidence
interval [CI])
P
Pregnancy Outcomes
Stillbirth 298 0/42 (0) 0/256 (0) - - - -
Birth defect 298 3/42 (7.1) 2/256 (0.8) 9.8 (1.6 -60.3) 0.01 * -
Small for gestational age (<10th percentile) 298 14/42 (33.3) 61/256 (23.8) 1.6 (0.79 – 3.2) 0.2 1.5 (0.7 – 2.9) a 0.3
Very small for gestational age (<3rd percentile) 298 10/42 (23.8) 42/256 (16.4) 1.6 (0.7 – 3.5) 0.2 - -
Preterm delivery (<37 weeks gestation) 298 9/42 (21.4) 27/256 (10.5) 2.3 (1.0- 5.3) 0.06 * -
Very preterm delivery (≤32 weeks gestation) 298 1/39 (2.3) 3/256(1.2) 2.2 (0.22 – 21.4) 0.5 - -
Composite adverse birth outcome** 298 19/42 (45.2) 74/256 (28.9) 2.0 (1.04- 3.95) 0.04 1.9 (0.96 – 3.8) b 0.06
Infant Health Outcomes
Hospitalization 298 7/42 (16.7) 47/256 (18.3) 0.89 (0.4 -2.1) 0.8 - -
Infant mortality 298 0/42 (0) 1/256 (0.4) - - - -
Composite adverse infant health outcome*** 298 7/42 (16.7) 48/256 (18.8) 0.9 (0.4 - 2.1) 0.7 0.9 (0.4 – 2.1) c 0.7

CI, confidence interval; CMV, cytomegalovirus; DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid; OR, odds ratio

*

Adjusted odds ratios are unavailable as co-variates did not meet the criteria for inclusion in the multivariate model

**

Defined as presence of one or more of the following outcomes: stillbirth, birth defect, small for gestational age or preterm delivery

***

Defined as hospitalization and/or death by 24 months

a

Adjusted for type of ARV prophylaxis (ZDV or 3-drug ART) received during current pregnancy

b

Adjusted for baseline CD4 count, and type of ARV prophylaxis (ZDV or 3-drug ART) received during current pregnancy

c

Adjusted for baseline CD4 count