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. 2020 Oct 17;41(1):157–163. doi: 10.1038/s41372-020-00860-3

Table 3.

Association between factors and risk of EOS on multivariable logistic regression analysis.

Variable Adjusted OR 95% CI p value
Gestational age (reference: 40 weeks)
  37 0.89 (0.71–1.10) 0.28
  38 1.09 (0.92–1.31) 0.32
  39 0.95 (0.81–1.13) 0.59
  41 1.11 (0.83–1.47) 0.49
Small for gestational age 0.70 (0.54–0.90) 0.006
Male 0.98 (0.87–1.10) 0.70
Race/ethnicity (reference: White)
  Black 1.05 (0.86–1.28) 0.67
  Hispanic 1.13 (0.97–1.32) 0.11
  Other 1.15 (0.91–1.47) 0.24
Apgar score at 5 min (reference: 7–10)
  0–3 0.37 (0.20–0.69) 0.002
  4–6 0.81 (0.61–1.07) 0.13
Maternal age at birth (reference: 20–29)
  ≤19 years 1.35 (1.13–1.62) 0.001
  30–39 years 0.87 (0.74–1.01) 0.06
  ≥40 years 0.72 (0.46–1.13) 0.15
Cesarean section 0.66 (0.57–0.76) <0.001
GBS colonization status (reference: negative)
  Positive 0.83 (0.70–0.99) 0.04
  Missing or unknown 0.73 (0.58–0.92) 0.008
Prolonged rupture of the membranes 1.71 (1.42–2.05) <0.001
Prenatal care 0.90 (0.69–1.18) 0.45
Prenatal antibiotic exposure 0.70 (0.61–0.81) <0.001
Prenatal steroid exposure 1.10 (0.66–1.82) 0.72
Vasopressor treatment on or before day of culture 3.64 (2.51–5.29) <0.001
Ventilator on or before day of culture 1.58 (1.19–2.10) 0.001
Discharge year (reference: 2011)
  2012 0.88 (0.71–1.11) 0.28
  2013 0.92 (0.74–1.14) 0.45
  2014 0.90 (0.71–1.13) 0.35
  2015 0.86 (0.70–1.05) 0.14
  2016 0.98 (0.79–1.21) 0.85

CI confidence interval, EOS early-onset sepsis, GBS group B Streptococcus, OR odds ratio.