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Table 5 Factors associated with preterm delivery in twin pregnancies

From: Epidemiology and factors associated with preterm births in multiple pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study

Characteristic

Term delivery (N = 144)

Preterm delivery (N = 269)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

P-value

Monochorionic twin

68 (47.2)

173 (64.3)

2.08 (1.30, 3.34)

0.002

History of preterm birth

1 (0.7)

10 (3.7)

6.20 (0.76, 50.29)

0.087

Antepartum complications

1 (0.7)

19 (7.1)

12.99 (1.69, 9.58)

0.014

IVF conception

27 (18.9)

42 (15.6)

1.08 (0.59, 1.98)

0.810

Complicated twin pregnancy

32 (22.2)

80 (29.7)

1.29 (0.78, 2.13)

0.328

Preeclampsia

10 (6.9)

22 (8.2)

1.19 (0.53, 2.67)

0.674

  1. Advanced maternal age: age ≥ 35 years old, Preeclampsia includes both severe, non-severe feature, HELLP and eclampsia. Adjusted by age, parity, pre-pregnancy BMI, and underlying medical conditions