Table 1 Associations of perinatal death (PND) with maternal characteristics at both the tertiary and secondary care level hospitals (2001-2006)
From: Risk factors for perinatal death in two different levels of care: a case–control study
Maternal characteristic | Level III Hospital | Level II Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PND | Controls | OR | p | PND | Controls | OR | p | |
(n=277) | (n=1081) | (95% CI) | (n=22) | (n=80) | (95% CI) | |||
Maternal age (years) | ||||||||
20 -34 years | 176 (63.5%) | 682 (63.1%) | 1.00 | 14 (63.6%) | 51 (63.8%) | 1.00 | ||
< 20 years | 73 (26.4%) | 285 (26.4%) | 0.99 (0.73-1.35) | 0.969(1) | 5 (22.7%) | 21 (26.3%) | 0.87 (0.28-2.71) | 0.967(1) |
≥ 35 years | 28 (10.1%) | 114 (10.5%) | 0.96 (0.62-1.50) | 0.863(1) | 3 (13.6%) | 8 (10.0%) | 1.37 (0.32-5.84) | 0.701(2) |
Parity | ||||||||
Multíparous | 167 (60.3%) | 811 (75%) | 1.00 | 15 (68.2%) | 59 (73.8%) | 1.00 | ||
Primíparous | 110 (39.7%) | 270 (25%) | 1.97 (1.49-2.61) | < 0.001(1) | 7 (31.8%) | 21 (26.2%) | 1.31 (0.47-3.65) | 0.604(1) |
Hemorrhage | ||||||||
No | 250 (90.2%) | 1060 (98.1%) | 1.00 | 19 (86.4%) | 80 (100.0%) | 1.00 | ||
Yes | 27 (9.8%) | 21 (1.9%) | 5.75 (3.17-10.42) | < 0.001(1) | 3 (13.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | - - - | 0.009(2) |
Arterial hypertension | ||||||||
No | 209 (75.5%) | 930 (86.0%) | 1.00 | 19 (86.4%) | 78 (97.5%) | 1.00 | ||
Yes | 68 (24.5%) | 151 (14.0%) | 2.00 (1.45-2.77) | < 0.001(1) | 3 (13.6%) | 2 (2.5%) | 6.16 (0.96-39.48) | 0.066(2) |
Intrauterine infection | ||||||||
No | 230 (83.0%) | 1047 (96.9%) | 1.00 | 21 (95.5%) | 78 (97.5%) | 1.00 | ||
Yes | 47 (17.0%) | 34 (3.1%) | 6.49 (4.07-10.36) | < 0.001(1) | 1 (4.5%) | 2 (2.5%) | 1.86 (0.16-21.49) | 0.521(2) |
Diabetes | ||||||||
No | 262 (94.6%) | 1025 (94.8%) | 1.00 | 22 (100.0%) | 78 (97.5%) | 1.00 | ||
Yes | 15 (5.4%) | 36 (5.2%) | 1.05 (0.58-1.88) | 0.876(1) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (2.5%) | - - - | 1.000(2) |
Cardiopathy | ||||||||
No | 269 (97.1%) | 1059 (98.0%) | 1.00 | 22 (100.0%) | 79 (98.8%) | 1.00 | ||
Yes | 8 (2.9%) | 22 (2.0%) | 1.43 (0.63-3.25) | 0.389(1) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.2%) | - - - | 1.000(2) |
Urinary infection | ||||||||
No | 239 (86.3%) | 1045 (96.7%) | 1.00 | 22 (100.0%) | 79 (98.8%) | 1.00 | ||
Yes | 38 (13.7%) | 36 (3.3%) | 4.62 (2.86-7.44) | < 0.001(1) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.2%) | - - - | 1.000(2) |