Table 3.
Cox proportional hazards model for predicting IUP and recurrence of EP after medical treatment with MTX or surgical treatment with salpingostomy or salpingectomy
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IUP | Recurrence of EP | |||
Hazard ratio (95% CI) | p-value | Hazard ratio (95% CI) | p-value | |
Age (yr) | 0.99 (1.06 -0.93) | 0.483 | 1.04 (0.93-1.16) | 0.483 |
Body mass index (kg/m ) | 0.97 (0.89-1.07) | 0.831 | 1.02 (0.85-1.24) | 0.831 |
Pelvic inflammatory disease | 0.83 (0.11-6.12) | 0.853 | 0.047 (0.0-NE) | 0.754 |
Endometriosis | 0.93 (0.22-3.95) | 0.992 | 0.045 (0.0-NE) | 0.653 |
Cesarean section | 2.07 (0.99-4.32) | 0.052 | 1.56 (0.35-6.99) | 0.564 |
EP | 0.7 (0.21-2.30) | 0.535 | 2.89 (0.55-15.13) | 0.208 |
Parity | 1.37 (1.06-1.77) | 0.015 | 1.61 (1.02-2.53) | 0.039 |
Live birth | 1.54 (1.01-2.37) | 0.049 | 3.84 (1.43-10.98) | 0.012 |
Miscarriage | 2.37 (1.01-5.56) | 0.047 | 0.30 (0.06-1.53) | 0.147 |
Therapeutic modality | ||||
Salpingectomy | 0.67 (0.28-1.56) | 0.363 | 0.76 (0.13-4.59) | 0.886 |
Salpingostomy | 0.81 (0.32-2.03) | 0.653 | 0.92 (0.15-5.54) | 0.452 |
Reference is the subject without a history. Reference is the subject treated with MTX. EP: Ectopic pregnancy, IUP: Intrauterine pregnancy, CI: Confidence interval, NE: Not estimable |