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Table 4 Relative risk (RR) of medically terminated pregnancy (MTP) vs ongoing pregnancy in 3 gestational age groups by women’s characteristics

From: Early pregnancy loss in Belagavi, Karnataka, India 2014–2017: a prospective population-based observational study in a low-resource setting

 

MTP v. Ongoing 6,0–7,6 Weeks RR (95% CI)

MTP v. Ongoing 8,0–11,6 Weeks RR (95% CI)

MTP v. Ongoing 12,0–19,6 Weeks RR (95% CI)

Maternal age (years)

  ≤ 20

1.24 (0.65, 2.36)

1.12 (0.78, 1.61)

0.85 (0.67, 1.08)

 21–25

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 26–30

2.02 (1.08, 3.77)

1.22 (0.99, 1.52)

1.15 (1.00, 1.32)

  > 30

2.76 (1.34, 5.68)

2.07 (1.41, 3.05)

2.19 (1.76, 2.74)

Maternal education

 No formal education

1.02 (0.31, 3.36)

1.02 (0.59, 1.77)

1.00 (0.71, 1.41)

 Primary

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 Secondary

1.32 (0.54, 3.26)

1.63 (1.16, 2.30)

1.35 (1.04, 1.75)

 University+

1.27 (0.48, 3.41)

1.82 (1.01, 3.28)

1.52 (1.05, 2.21)

Parity

 0

0.19 (0.08, 0.45)

0.52 (0.37, 0.74)

0.98 (0.81, 1.17)

 1–2

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  > 2

1.22 (0.65, 2.31)

1.42 (0.97, 2.06)

1.28 (1.00, 1.63)

BMI (kg/m2)

 Underweight, <  18.5 kg/m2

0.65 (0.44, 0.96)

0.79 (0.63, 1.01)

1.02 (0.88, 1.18)

 Normal weight, 18.5–25 kg/m2

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 Overweight and obese, >  25 kg/m2

1.06 (0.51, 2.20)

0.81 (0.57, 1.16)

1.15 (0.95, 1.39)

Hemoglobin (gm/dl)

 Severe/Moderate, ≤ 9 g/dl

1.57 (0.87, 2.83)

0.75 (0.46, 1.24)

1.04 (0.91, 1.19)

 Mild, > 9–11 g/dl

1.16 (0.76, 1.78)

0.79 (0.61, 1.01)

0.93 (0.82, 1.05)

 Normal, >  11 g/dl

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  1. BMI body mass index
  2. REF reference group
  3. MTP medically terminated pregnancy