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. 2020 Mar 18;20:172. doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-2846-x

Table 3.

Univariate logistic regression analysis of maternal factors associated with PPH (N = 1833)

n (%) None PPH
(n = 1613)
PPH
(n = 220)
P-Value Crude OR
(95% CI)
n % n %
Anemia
 No 1688 (92.1) 1499 92.9 114 7.1 Ref.
 Yes 145 (7.9) 189 85.9 31 14.1 0.001 2.16 (1.37, 3.40)
Past history of PPH
 No 1824 (99.5) 1608 88.2 216 11.8 Ref.
 Yes 9 (0.5%) 5 55.6 4 44.4 0.01 5.65 (1.42, 22.47)
Perineum lacerations
Intact 377 (20.6) 356 94.4 21 5.6 Ref.
First Degree 332 (18.1) 282 84.9 50 15.1 1.98 (0.97, 4.05)
Second Degree 1096 (59.8) 958 87.4 138 12.6 1.86 (1.01, 3.45)
Third and Fourth degree 28 (1.5) 17 60.7 11 39.3 < 0.001 9.75 (3.25, 29.24)
-Retained placenta**
No 1781 (97.2) 1607 90.2 174 9.8 Ref.
Yes 52 (2.8) 6 11.5 46 88.5 < 0.001 52.25 (19.03,143.46)
-Poor ut.contractions**
No 1725 (94.1) 1606 93.1 119 6.9 Ref.
Yes 108 (5.9) 7 6.5 101 93.5 < 0.001 172.69 (76.89,387.85)
Baby birth weight
  < 2500 g 109 (5.9) 100 91.7 9 8.3 0.87 (0.42, 1.78)
 2500-3500 g 1487 (81.1) 1327 89.2 160 10.8 Ref.
  > 3500 g 237 (12.9) 186 78.5 51 21.5 < 0.001 3.05 (1.44, 6.44)
Duration of labor
1st stage of labor
   < 10 h. 1344 (73.3) 1189 88.5 155 11.5 Ref.
   > 10 h. 489 (26.7) 424 86.7 65 13.3 0.305 1.09 (0.79, 1.51)
2nd stage of labor
   < 1 h. 1774 (96.8) 1573 88.7 201 11.3 Ref.
   > 1 h. 59 (3.2) 40 67.8 19 32.2 < 0.001* 3.56 (1.98, 6.41)
3rd stage of labor
   < 20 min 1760 (96.0) 1575 89.5 185 10.5 Ref.
   > 20 min 73 (4.0) 38 52.1 35 47.9 < 0.001* 7.69 (4.72, 12.54)

OR odds ratio; CI confidence interval; * = P-values < 0.05, statistical significant at level 0.05, ** = adjusted variables.