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. 2020 Apr 3;15(4):e0230692. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230692

Table 5. Zika-associated vs all adverse birth outcomes.

Exposure/Characteristic CZS-specific adverse birth outcomes All adverse birth outcomes
n (%) RR (95% CI) n (%) RR (95% CI)
Lab Zika diagnosis
 Naïve* 1 (1.3) 17 (22.1)
 Unknown 1 (3.4) 1.3 (0.1, 20.8) 4 (13.8) 0.6 (0.2, 1.6)
 Incident 1 (2.5) 1.0 (0.1, 15.2) 6 (15.0) 0.7 (0.3, 1.6)
 Pre-Immune 0 (0.0) 0 (0, ∞) 5 (12.2) 0.5 (0.2, 1.3)
Clinical diagnosis of Zika
 Yes 1 (11.1) 4.3 (0.4, 43.0) 3 (33.3) 2.0 (0.7, 5.6)
 No* 2 (1.8) 30 (15.3)
LMP timing
 Before 9/30/16 3 (2.7) 2.2 (0, ∞) 17 (15.2) 0.8 (0.4, 1.4)
 After 9/30/16* 0 (0.0) 16 (19.5)
History of fever, rash, or malaise in pregnancy
 Yes 2 (2.7) 1.6 (0.2, 17.7) 16 (21.6) 1.5 (0.8, 2.8)
 No* 1 (0.8) 17 (14.2)
Prior pregnancy
 Yes 1 (1.0) 0.3 (0.0, 3.5) 19 (19.2) 1.3 (0.7, 2.4)
 No* 2 (2.1) 14 (14.7)
Prior preterm birth
 Yes 0 (0.0) 0 (0, ∞) 6 (40.0) 2.7 (1.3, 5.4)
 No* 3 (1.7) 27 (15.1)
Prior Caesarean delivery
 Yes 0 (0.0) 0 (0, ∞) 6 (17.1) 1.0 (0.5, 2.3)
 No* 3 (1.9) 27 (17.0)
Caesarean delivery this pregnancy
 Yes 1 (15.4) 0.5 (0.0, 5.4) 12 (1.3) 0.8 (0.4, 1.6)
 No* 2 (18.1) 21 (1.7)

* indicates the reference group for risk ratios

This group is defined by clinical exam findings of anomalies; one case was ZIKV+ by RT-PCR