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. 2021 Oct 28;2021:6947499. doi: 10.1155/2021/6947499

Table 4.

Obstetrics and medical characteristics of mothers with/without hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in Wolaita zone, southern Ethiopia, 2020.

Variables PIH COR (95% CI) P value
Case Control
Number (%) Number (%)
Pregnancy status Planned 72 (75.8) 150 (79.8) 1
Unplanned 23 (24.2) 38 (20.2) 1.26 (0.70–2.27) 0.440

Gravidity Primigravida 44 (46.3) 74 (39.4) 1
Multigravida 51 (53.7) 114 (60.6) 0.75 (0.45–1.23) 0.263

History of previous PIH Yes 45 (47.4) 20 (10.6) 7.56 (4.09–13.97) <0.0001
No 50 (52.6) 160 (89.4) 1

Multiple pregnancy Yes 18 (18.9) 19 (10.1) 2.07 (1.03–4.18) 0.040
No 77 (81.1) 169 (89.9) 1

Gestational DM Yes 10 (10.5) 8 (4.3) 2.64 (1.00–6.94) 0.048
No 85 (89.5) 180 (95.7) 1

Average pregnancy interval (n = 162) <18 months 4 (4.2) 7 (3.7) 1.81 (0.47–6.96) 0.385
18–24 months 17 (17.9) 54 (28.7) 1
≥25 months 26 (27.4) 54 (28.7) 1.52 (0.74–3.13) 0.246

Hx of abortion Yes 38 (40.0) 42 (22.3) 2.31 (1.35–3.95) 0.002
No 57 (60.0) 146 (77.7) 1

Pregestational DM Yes 16 (16.8) 8 (4.3) 4.55 (1.87–11.80) 0.001
No 79 (83.2) 180 (95.7) 1

Hx of anemia in current pregnancy Yes 29 (30.5) 26 (13.8) 2.73 (1.50–4.99) 0.001
No 66 (69.5) 162 (86.2) 1

Hx of kidney disease Yes 24 (25.3) 9 (4.8) 6.72 (2.97–15.17) <0.0001
No 71 (74.7) 179 (95.2) 1

Hx of asthma Yes 3 (3.2) 6 (3.2) 0.98 (0.24–4.04) 0.988
No 92 (96.8) 182 (96.8) 1

Hx of rheumatic arthritis Yes 5 (5.3) 7 (3.7) 1.43 (0.44–4.65) 0.546
No 90 (94.7) 181 (96.3) 1