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Table 3 Adjusted risk factors for antepartum stillbirth by parity in New South Wales Australia 2002 – 2006

From: Risk factors for antepartum stillbirth and the influence of maternal age in New South Wales Australia: A population based study

 

Nulliparous women Ante SB Births

AHR

95% confidence interval

Multiparous women Ante SB Births

Adj HR

95% confidence interval

Indigenous

        

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

15

3586

0.97

0.57, 1.67

20

4535

1.19

0.74, 1.90

Not ATSI

610

169631

Ref

 

482

149938

Ref

 

Maternal age (years)

        

< 20

63

14002

1.23

0.90, 1.68

3

1219

0.77

0.24, 2.47

20 -24

117

33401

Ref

 

44

14901

Ref

 

25-29

178

53542

1.07

0.84, 1.35

126

38461

1.22

0.86, 1.72

30-34

167

50180

1.16

0.90, 1.48

176

57550

1.26

0.90, 1.76

35-39

75

18510

1.45

1.08, 1.96

109

34238

1.36

0.95, 1.94

≥ 40

25

3582

2.58

1.67, 4.01

44

8104

2.32

1.52, 3.56

Preexisting diabetes

        

No

616

172342

Ref

 

494

153459

Ref

 

Yes

9

875

3.06

1.57, 5.97

8

1014

2.20

1.08, 4.50

Preexisting hypertension

        

No

611

171422

Ref

 

484

152772

Ref

 

Yes

14

1795

2.25

1.31, 3.85

18

1701

3.38

2.09, 5.49

Smoking during pregnancy

        

No

511

152057

Ref

 

366

127134

Ref

 

Yes

114

21160

1.71

1.37, 2.13

136

27339

1.93

1.56, 2.38

Baby gender

        

Female

287

83575

Ref

 

260

74873

Ref

 

Male

338

89642

1.11

0.95, 1.30

242

79600

0.88

0.74, 1.05

Gestational diabetes

        

No

607

166321

Ref

 

481

146154

Ref

 

Yes

18

6896

0.66

0.41, 1.06

21

8319

0.65

0.42, 1.02

Pre-eclampsia

        

No

578

160272

Ref

 

479

148236

Ref

 

Yes

47

12945

1.10

0.82, 1.49

23

6237

1.15

0.76, 1.76

Area health service of residence

        

Sydney South West AHS

151

39377

1.13

0.88, 1.45

140

34745

1.39

1.02, 1.88

South Eastern Sydney & Illawarra AHS

106

31893

Ref

 

63

23056

Ref

 

Sydney West AHS

135

32100

1.19

0.92, 1.54

104

30404

1.16

0.84, 1.59

Northern Sydney & Central Coast AHS

78

28913

0.80

0.60, 1.07

49

22427

0.83

0.57, 1.20

Hunter & New England AHS

77

18615

1.19

0.88, 1.61

62

19014

1.14

0.80, 1.63

North Coast AHS

30

8621

0.98

0.65, 1.48

28

9573

1.00

0.64, 1.57

Greater Southern AHS

21

7024

0.85

0.53, 1.37

22

7792

0.97

0.60, 1.59

Greater Western AHS

27

6674

1.14

0.74, 1.75

34

7462

1.56

1.02, 2.39

Mother’s Country of birth

        

English speaking

483

136476

Ref

 

364

119126

Ref

 

Central and South America

4

1556

0.77

0.29, 2.07

4

1306

1.07

0.40, 2.89

Eastern Europe, Russia, Central Asian and Baltic States

5

1343

1.15

0.48, 2.78

7

793

3.27

1.54, 6.94

Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia

11

2320

1.42

0.78, 2.59

21

3481

1.92

1.22, 3.01

Middle East and Africa

33

6049

1.60

1.11, 2.29

49

8719

1.86

1.35, 2.55

North East Asia

19

7338

0.81

0.51, 1.29

8

5299

0.57

0.28, 1.15

South East Asia

32

9898

1.03

0.71, 1.49

26

8694

1.08

0.71, 1.63

Southern Asia

30

4843

2.00

1.37, 2.93

14

3959

1.36

0.79, 2.35

Southern, Western and Northern Europe

8

3394

0.68

0.34, 1.37

9

3096

0.96

0.49, 1.87

Previous birth by CS

        

No

    

402

125257

Ref

 

Yes

    

100

29216

1.24

0.99, 1.55