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. 2022 Oct 19;19(20):13522. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192013522

Table 3.

Relative Risk (RR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) for the comparison of symptoms, comorbidities, and hospital characteristics between clusters (cluster 1: reference group) of pregnant and postpartum women with SARS due to COVID-19.

Variables
(Category = yes)
Cluster 2
RR (CI95%)
Cluster 3
RR (CI95%)
Hospital characteristics
Death 3.69   (2.90; 4.70) 14.92 (12.46; 17.86)
ICU admission 2.54   (2.27; 2.85) 7.43   (6.87; 8.05)
Invasive/Non-invasive
Mechanical Ventilation *
2.87   (2.69; 3.07) 5.15   (4.90; 5.42)
Lower respiratory symptoms
Oxygen saturation less than 95% 5.69   (5.16; 6.27) 11.44 (10.53; 12.43)
Respiratory distress 2.61   (2.46; 2.77) 3.82   (3.64; 4.00)
Dyspnea 2.16   (2.06; 2.26) 3.08   (2.97; 3.19)
Fatigue 4.45   (4.10; 4.83) 3.14   (2.90; 3.39)
Gastrointestinal symptoms
Abdominal pain 3.47   (3.03; 3.98) 1.23   (1.07; 1.42)
Vomiting 2.23   (1.99; 2.49) 1.15   (1.03; 1.27)
Diarrhea 2.71   (2.42; 3.03) 1.14   (1.02; 1.27)
Inappetence 2.13   (1.32; 3.42) 3.20   (2.28; 4.51)
Nasopharyngeal symptoms
Ageusia 46.6  (39.70; 54.71) 0.61   (0.46; 0.81)
Anosmia 20.01 (18.09; 22.14) 0.56   (0.47; 0.67)
Sore throat 1.82   (1.68; 1.96) 1.03   (0.96; 1.11)
Flu-like symptoms
Nasal congestion 0.79   (0.69; 0.91) 0.38   (0.33; 0.43)
Malaise 0.98   (0.70; 1.36) 0.74   (0.57; 0.95)
Headache 1.29   (1.19; 1.41) 0.69   (0.64; 0.75)
Chest pain 1.39   (1.04; 1.86) 1.37   (1.11; 1.70)
Cough 1.33   (1.29; 1.37) 1.36   (1.32; 1.39)
Fever 1.41   (1.35; 1.47) 1.35   (1.31; 1.40)
Myalgia 1.67   (1.40; 1.99) 1.81   (1.59; 2.05)
Comorbidities
Obesity 3.65   (3.00; 4.44) 5.14   (4.39; 6.01)
Chronic heart disease 1.86   (1.55; 2.25) 2.35   (2.05; 2.69)
Asthma 1.70   (1.32; 2.18) 2.13   (1.78; 2.55)
Diabetes mellitus 1.64   (1.39; 1.93) 1.98   (1.76; 2.23)
Systemic arterial hypertension 1.34   (1.06; 1.70) 1.30   (1.10; 1.55)
Immunodeficiency or immunodepression 1.15   (0.78; 1.70) 1.22   (0.93; 1.60)
Eclampsia 0.61   (0.37; 1.00) 1.21   (0.92; 1.58)
Demographic and obstetric characteristics
Age greater than or equal to 35 * 1.18   (1.09; 1.28) 1.43   (1.36; 1.51)
Puerperium * 0.72   (0.65; 0.79) 1.16   (1.10; 1.23)
Indigenous/Pardo/Black or NA data 0.88   (0.85; 0.91) 0.89   (0.87; 0.92)

* The variables mechanical ventilation, maternal age, and gestational stage were dichotomized.