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Table 3 Uterine fibroids in pregnancy and outcomes

From: Uterine fibroids in pregnancy: prevalence, clinical presentation, associated factors and outcomes at the Limbe and Buea Regional Hospitals, Cameroon: a cross-sectional study

Outcomes

Fibroids

OR

95% CI

p-value

Yes (N = 38)

Percentage %

No (N = 188)

Percentage %

Acute abdominal pain, n (%)

17

45.5

34

18.2

3.8

1.4–9.9

0.007

Vaginal bleeding, n (%)

12

31.8

15

8.2

5.2

1.6–16.3

0.004

Miscarriage, n (%)

14

36.4

62

32.7

1.2

1.6–16.3

0.74

Delivery before 37 weeks, n (%)

5

13.6

17

9.1

1.6

03–5.7

0.51

Cesarean delivery (N = 128), n (%)

12

31.8

18

9.4

4.5

1.4–13.6

0.008

Baby weight < 2500 g, n (%)

5

13.6

9

4.5

3.3

0.6–14.7

0.12

5 min Apgar score ≤ 7, n (%)

12

31.8

14

7.3

6.0

1.9–19.1

0.002

Blood loss at delivery > 500 mL, n (%)

16

40.9

24

12.7

4.7

1.7–13.2

0.003

  1. %: Percentage
  2. OR odds ratios, CI confidence interval