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Table 3 Aspirin prescribing by preeclampsia risk factors

From: Missed opportunities in aspirin prescribing for preeclampsia prevention

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ASA* at any time during pregnancy

unadjusted for other RF

Nā€‰=ā€‰523

ASA at any time during pregnancy

adjusted for other RF

Nā€‰=ā€‰523

Ā 

Risk Factor

n

% No ASA Rx

% ASA Rx

unadj OR

95% CI

p value

adj OR

95% CI

p value

High Risk

History Preeclampsia

36

25

75

14.56

6.6, 32.11

<ā€‰0.001

20.81

8.51, 50.87

<ā€‰0.001

Ā 

Chronic Hypertension

33

21.21

78.79

17.908

7.52, 42.61

<ā€‰0.001

13.57

5.05, 36.49

<ā€‰0.001

Ā 

Pregestational Diabetes

20

55

45

3.24

1.31, 8.05

0.011

1.69

0.51, 5.54

0.385

Ā 

Chronic Kidney Disease

2

100

0

omit

Ā Ā 

omit

Ā Ā 
Ā 

Autoimmune Disease

14

78.57

21.43

1.02

0.28, 3.72

0.974

0.97

0.186, 5.04

0.972

Ā 

Multifetal gestation

7

71.43

28.57

1.52

0.291, 7.95

0.619

3.18

0.534, 18.99

0.204

Mod. Risk

Advanced Maternal Age

107

68.22

31.78

2.05

1.27, 3.301

0.003

2.79

1.51, 5.17

0.001

Black race

167

67.07

32.93

2.63

1.71, 4.04

<ā€‰0.001

2.52

1.48, 4.28

0.001

Obesity

257

76.26

23.74

1.344

0.882, 2.04

0.168

1.1

0.663, 1.84

0.701

Family history Preeclampsia

6

33.33

66.67

7.66

1.38, 42.399

0.02

5.49

0.797, 37.81

0.084

>ā€‰10 year pregnancy interval

22

68.18

31.82

1.78

0.707,4.48

0.22

2.73

0.983, 7.60

0.054

Nulliparity

68

64.71

35.29

2.307

1.33, 3.99

0.003

2.9

1.46, 5.76

0.002

  1. Abbreviations: ASA, Aspirin; RF, Risk Factors