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. 2021 Oct 6;21:678. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-04152-2

Table 3.

Comparison of adverse pregnancy outcomes across the three groups based on ISSHP categories

C-1 C-2 C-3 C-1 vs. C-3 C-2 vs. C-3 C-1 vs. C-3 C-2 vs. C-3
(n = 42) (n = 28) (n = 34) P value P value OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Acidosis 3(7.1%) 2(7.1%) 9 (26.5%) <  0.05 <  0.05 4.68 1.15–18.98 4.68 0.92–23.83
Apgar score (5 min) < 7 2 (4.8%) 0 (0%) 6 (17.6%) n.s. 4.29 0.81–22.80
Stillbirth 0 0 1 (2.9%)
Neonatal mortality 0 0 1 (2.9%)
Composite adverse pregnancy outcomes 5 (11.9%) 2 (7.1%) 12 (35.5%) <  0.05 <  0.005 4.04 1.25–12.99 7.09 1.43–35.16

Abbreviations: C-1, classification 1; C-2, classification 2; C-3, classification 3; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; n.s., not significant; ISSHP, International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy

Acidosis is defined as umbilical artery pH < 7.20. The composite adverse pregnancy outcomes include acidosis, Apgar score < 7 at 5 min, stillbirth, and neonatal mortality

Data are presented as n (%), or OR with 95% CI

P-values < 0.05 were considered statistically significant