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. 2020 Feb 17;10(2):e032104. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032104

Table 2.

Results

No fibroids
group 1
(reference group)
Fibroids before pregnancy
no operation
group 2
Fibroids after pregnancy
group 3
Fibroid operation before pregnancy
group 4
(n=91 292) (n=124) Odds ratio (95% CI) (n=963) Odds ratio (95% CI) (n=317) Odds ratio (95% CI)
Preterm birth* (week)
 ≤37 4939 (5.4%) 14 (11.3%) 2.27 (1.30─3.96) 55 (5.7%) 1.08 (0.82─1.42) 29 (9.1%) 1.81 (1.24─2.65)
 ≥34 < 37 3506 (3.9%) 3 (2.4%) 0.62 (0.20─1.96) 41 (4.3%) 1.11 (0.81─1.53) 18 (5.7%) 1.52 (0.94─2.43)
 ≥28 < 34 1159 (1.2%) 6 (4.8%) 3.99 (1.75─9.13) 11 (1.4%) 0.90 (0.50─1.64) 11 (5.5%) 2.84 (1.55─5.22)
 ≥22 < 28 176 (0.2%) 5 (4.0%) 20.09 (8.04─50.22) 3 (0.3%) 1.56 (0.50 ─ 4.89) 0 (0%) Empty
 ≥22 < 34 1335 (1.5%) 11 (8.9%) 6.54 (3.51─12.19) 14 (1.5%) 0.99 (0.58─1.69) 11 (3.5%) 2.44 (1.33─4.48)
Caesarean section*
 Overall 14 542 (16%) 36 (29%) 1.83 (1.23─2.72) 164 (17%) 0.99 (0.84─1.19) 110 (35%) 2.48 (1.94─3.16)
 Acute 9901 (11%) 21 (17%) 1.54 (0.94─2.52) 116 (12%) 1.08 (0.88─1.32) 62 (20%) 1.91 (1.44─2.52)
 Planned 4641 (5%) 15 (12%) 1.92 (1.11─3.32) 48 (5%) 0.85 (0.64─1.14) 48 (15%) 2.58 (1.85─3.60)
IUGR* 3731 (4.1%) 6 (4.8%) 1.27 (0.57─2.85) 35 (3.6%) 0.91 (0.65─1.28) 13 (4.1%) 1.05 (0.60─1.83)
PPH* 3364 (3.7%) 7 (5.7%) 1.70 (0.70─3.65) 36 (3.7%) 1.06 (0.76─1.47) 15 (4.7%) 1.40 (0.84─2.35)
Abruption placentae† 490 (0.5%) 1 (0.8%) 1.41 (0.20─10.15) 6 (0.6%) 1.13 (0.50─2.53) 3 (0.9%) 1.66 (0.53─5.21)
Uterus rupture 7 (0.1%) 0 (0%) Empty 2 (0.2%) 2.84 (0.39─20.56) 0 (0%) Empty

*Adjusted for age and body mass index.

†Adjusted for age.