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Table 3 Associations of perinatal death (PND) with neonatal 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

Neonatal characteristics

Hospital level III

Hospital level II

 

PND(*)

Controls

OR (95% CI)

p

PND(*)

Controls

OR (95% CI)

p

 

(n = 130)

(n = 1081)

  

(n = 6)

(n = 80)

  

Gender

        

  Female

40 (30.8%)

491 (45.4%)

1.00

 

4 (66.7%)

34 (42.5%)

1.00

 

  Male

90 (69.2%)

590 (54.6%)

1.95 (1.32-2.88)

p < 0.001(1)

2 (33.3%)

46 (57.5%)

0.37 (0.06-2.14)

p = 0.398(2)

1-minute Apgar score

        

  ≥ 7

84 (64.3%)

906 (83.8%)

1.00

 

2 (33.3%)

68 (85.0%)

1.00

 

  4 - 6

29 (22.2%)

109 (10.1%)

2.86 (1.78-4.59)

p < 0.001(1)

2 (33.3%)

9 (11.2%)

7.56 (0.43-131.63)

p = 0.238(2)

  0 - 3

18 (13.5%)

66 (6.1%)

2.88 (1.61-5.15)

p < 0.001(1)

2 (33.3%)

3 (3.8%)

22.67 (1.12-456.81)

p = 0.107(2)

5-minute Apgar score

        

  ≥ 7

56 (42.9%)

1071 (99.1%)

1.00

 

2 (33.3%)

80 (100.0%)

1.00

 

  0 - 6

74 (57.1%)

10 (0.9%)

141.87 (69.35-290.21)

p < 0.001(1)

4 (66.7%)

0 (0.0%)

- - - ( – )

p < 0.001(2)

Birthweight (g)

        

  2500 - 3999

23 (17.7%)

780 (72.2%)

1.00

 

4 (66.6%)

70 (87.5%)

1.00

 

  ≥ 4000

0 (0.0%)

45 (4.2%)

- - - - - -

p = 0.628(2)

0 (0.0%)

1 (1.3%)

- - - - - -

p = 1.000(2)

  1500 - 2499

29 (22.3%)

197 (18.2%)

4.97 (2.81-8.77)

p < 0.001(1)

1 (16.7%)

6 (7.4%)

2.92 (0.28-30.42)

p = 0.371(2)

  1000 - 1499

13 (10.0%)

31 (2.9%)

14.22 (6.59-30.69)

p < 0.001(1)

0 (0.0%)

2(2.5%)

- - - ( – )

p = 1.000(2)

  750 - 999

24 (18.5%)

14 (1.3%)

54.14 (26.68-126.66)

p < 0.001(1)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

- - - ( – )

p = 1.000(2)

  500 - 749

41 (31.5%)

13 (1.2%)

106.96 (50.57-226.22)

p < 0.001(1)

1 (16.7%)

1 (1.3%)

17.50 (0.92-334.13)

p = 0.128(2)

  1. (1)Chi-square test; (2)Fisher’s exact test;
  2. (*)Deaths occurring within the first week of life (0-6 days).