Table 4

Relative contribution of placental abruption to preterm birth in Black compared to White women (stratified analysis)

               Birth Outcome

Black
White
P*




n (%)
n (%)
n (%)


Abruption and Term Births (≥ 35)†
3,310
605
2,705
< 0.001
     Number of Term Births
635,772
99,213
536,559

     Frequency of Abruption
(0.52)
(0.61)
(0.50)






Abruption and Late PTB (32–34)†
725
161
564
< 0.001
     Number of Late PTB
16,292
5,128
11,164

     Frequency of Abruption
(4.45)
(3.14)
(5.05)






Abruption and Very PTB (28–31)†
550
168
382
0.015
     Number of Very PTB
6,869
2,483
4,386

     Frequency of Abruption
(8.01)
(6.77)
(8.71)






Abruption and Extreme PTB (20–27)†
466
170
296
0.029
     Number of Extreme PTB
3,929
1,658
2,271

     Frequency of Abruption
(11.86)
(10.25)
(13.03)


* The p value for chi-square test.

† Binary variable restricted to subpopulations of term births, late PTB, very PTB, and extreme PTB, OR was calculated using binary logistic regression.

Shen et al. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008 8:43   doi:10.1186/1471-2393-8-43