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. 2021 Oct 28;21:732. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-04177-7

Table 2.

Estimated probabilities and 95% CI of obstetric and neonatal morbidity according to maternal age adjusted for: obesity, assisted reproductive technology and geographical origin. Probabilities were estimated by modelling the relationship between maternal age and outcome (see Fig. 2)

Maternal age P 1
< 25 25–34 35–39 40–44 ≥ 45
Unfavourable pregnancy outcome 0.06 [0.05–0.08] 0.05 [0.04–0.05] 0.07 [0.06–0.07] 0.09 [0.08–0.11] 0.16 [0.12–0.23] < 0.001
Hospitalisation during pregnancy a 0.16 [0.14–0.19] 0.11 [0.11–0.12] 0.14 [0.13–0.15] 0.18 [0.16–0.20] 0.28 [0.23–0.34] < 0.001
Pre-eclampsia 0.01 [0.01–0.02] 0.01 [0.01–0.02] 0.02 [0.01–0.02] 0.02 [0.02–0.03] 0.04 [0.02–0.08] 0.02
Gestational diabetes b 0.01 [0.00–0.01] 0.02 [0.02–0.02] 0.03 [0.03–0.04] 0.05 [0.04–0.06] 0.10 [0.06–0.16] < 0.001
Caesarean delivery 0.14 [0.13–0.16] 0.18 [0.18–0.19] 0.27 [0.25–0.28] 0.37 [0.34–0.41] 0.62 [0.52–0.71] < 0.001
Preterm birth 0.08 [0.07–0.10] 0.07 [0.06–0.07] 0.07 [0.07–0.08] 0.08 [0.07–0.10] 0.10 [0.08–0.12] 0.01
Newborn small-for-gestational age 0.18 [0.17–0.21] 0.14 [0.13–0.14] 0.14 [0.13–0.15] 0.18 [0.16–0.21] 0.34 [0.24–0.46] < 0.001
Newborn transfer c 0.18 [0.16–0.21] 0.12 [0.11–0.12] 0.14 [0.13–0.15] 0.18 [0.16–0.20] 0.29 [0.23–0.36] < 0.001

1 test of the association with age as a continuous variable

a more than 1 day

b requiring hospitalisation

c in paediatric unit or neonatal intensive care unit