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Table 3 Maternal health profile (n=367)

From: Correction: Maternal genitourinary infections and poor nutritional status increase risk of preterm birth in Gasabo District, Rwanda: a prospective, longitudinal, cohort study

 

PTB

  

Univariate

 

YesPTB N (%)

Or mean ±SD)

NoPTB N (%)

or mean ±SD)

Total N (%)

or mean ±SD)

Crude Odds Ratio (OR) (95% CI)

P-Value

Hemoglobin

10.50±0.97

11.26±1.11

11.18±1.12

0.54 [0.39, 0.74]

0.001**

Anemia(<11g/dl) (n=367)

 No

11 (29.7)

234 (70.9)

245 (66.8)

1

 

 Yes

26 (70.3)

96 (29.1)

122 (33.2)

5.80 [2.74, 12.12]

0.001**

 C Reactive Protein (CRP mg/l)

4.69±7.24

5.01±11.68

4.97±11.31

0.99 [0.96, 1.03]

0.87

CRP(>5mg/l) (na=366)

 Yes

10 (27.0)

90 (27.4)

100 (27.3)

1

 

 No

27 (73.0)

239 (72.6)

266 (72.7)

0.98 [0.45, 2.11]

0.96

 α1-acid glycoprotein (AGPg/dl) (n=367)

0.59±0.25

0.62±0.40

0.62±0.39

0.84 [0.31, 2.24]

0.73

α1-acid glycoprotein (AGP>1g/l) (n=367)

 Yes

36 (97.3)

302 (91.5)

29 (7.9)

1

 

 No

1 (2.7)

28 (8.5)

338 (92.1)

0.30 [0.04, 2.06]

0.24

Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) (n=367)

 No

21 (56.8)

301 (91.2)

322 (87.7)

1

 

 Yes

16 (43.2)

29 (8.8)

45 (12.3)

7.91 [3.72, 16.81]

0.001**

UTI strain (n=45)

 Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

1 (6.2)

2 (6.9)

3 (6.7)

-

-

 Escherchia coli

3 (18.8)

24 (82.8)

27 (60.0)

-

-

 Klebsialla pneumoniae

11 (68.8)

1 (3.4)

12 (26.7)

-

-

 Staphylococcus epidermitis

1 (6.2)

2 (6.9)

3 (6.7)

-

-

Sexually Transmitted Infection( STI)

Chlamydia (n=367)

 No

23 (62.2)

265 (80.3)

288 (78.50)

1

 

 Yes

14 (37.8)

65 (19.7)

79 (21.50)

2.48 [1.21, 5.08]

0.01**

Trichomonas vaginalis (n=367)

 Yes

4 (10.8)

15 (4.5)

19 (5.2)

1

 

 No

33 (89.2)

315 (95.5)

348 (94.8)

0.39 [0.12, 1.25]

0.11

Candida albicans (367)

 No

32 (86.5)

256 (77.6)

288 (78.5)

1

 

 Yes

5 (13.5)

74 (22.4)

79 (21.50)

1.85 [0.69; 4.91]

0.21

Bacterial Vaginosis (n=367)

 No

32 (86.5)

263 (79.7)

295 (80.4)

1

 

 Yes

5 (13.5)

67 (20.3)

72 (19.6)

1.63 [0.61, 4.34]

0.33

  1. na Sample size reduced by missing responses among covariates
  2. ***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.5