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. 2022 May;43(5):491–499. doi: 10.15537/smj.2022.43.5.20220023

Table 3.

- The association between maternal outcomes and mothers age.

Variables Total Mother age <40 years Mother age ≥40 years Fisher’s exact test OR (95% CI)
n (%)
Comorbidity
None 3460 (80.1) 1995 (92.5) 1465 (67.8) <0.0001 0.170 (0.141-0.204)
Diabetes mellitus 553 (12.8) 159 (7.4) 394 (18.2) <0.0001 2.799 (2.303-3.401)
Hypertension 33 (6.9) 14 (0.5) 285 (13.2) <0.0001 23.325 (13.59-40.028)
Antepartum hemorrhage 49 (1.1) - 49 (2.3) - -
Membrane
None 3996 (92.5) 2039 (94.6) 1957 (90.5) <0.0001 0.548 (0.433-0.693)
PROM 156 (3.6) 39 (1.8) 117 (5.4) <0.0001 3.106 (2.151-4.485)
SROM 127 (2.9) 39 (1.8) 88 (4.1) <0.0001 2.030 (1.572-3.374)
ARM 39 (0.9) 39 (1.8) - - -
Amniotic fluid
Clear 3917 (90.7) 2029 (94.1) 1888 (87.3) <0.0001 0.431 (0.346-0.537)
Meconium 401 (9.3) 127 (5.9) 274 (12.7) <0.0001 2.319 (1.862-2.888)
Delivery outcomes
Spontaneous vaginal delivery 3399 (78.7) 1789 (83.0) 1610 (74.5) <0.0001 0.598 (0.516-0.694)
Instrument 32 (0.7) 31 (1.4) 1 (0.01) <0.0001 0.032 (0.004-0.233)
Caesarian section 887 (20.5) 336 (15.6) 551 (25.5) <0.0001 1.853 (1.592-2.155)
Total duration of labor
N/A 626 (14.5) 237 (11.0) 389 (18.0) <0.0001 1.777 (1.493-2.114)
<6 hours 2252 (52.2) 975 (45.2) 1277 (59.1) <0.0001 1.748 (1.549-1.972)
6-12 hours 1405 (32.5) 938 (43.5) 467 (21.6) <0.0001 0.358 (0.313-0.409)
13-20 hours 35 (0.8) 6 (0.3) 29 (1.3) <0.0001 4.872 (2.019-11.758)
Post-partum complications
None 4236 (98.1) 2137 (99.1) 2099 (97.1) 0.599 0.296 (0.177-0.497)
Post-partum hemorrhage 67 (1.6) 4 (0.2) 63 (2.9) <0.0001 16.148 (5.867-44.442)
Retained placenta 21 (0.5) 15 (0.7) 6 (0.3) 0.050 0.397 (0.154-1.026)

The values presented as number and percentages (%). Fisher’s extract test utilized to see whether there was a significant difference between groups. PROM: premature rupture of amniotic membrane, SRAM: spontaneous rupture of membranes, ARM: artificial rupture of the membrane, OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval, N/A: not available