Adverse outcomes of live birth fetuses
| pSS (n=128) | Controls (n=316) | Adjusted OR | 95% CI | P value | |
| Caesarean section* | 94 (78.44%) | 134 (42.41%) | 3.627 | (2.172 to 6.059) | <0.001 |
| Premature birth* | 17 (13.28%) | 16 (5.06%) | 2.227 | (0.623 to 7.956) | 0.218 |
| Gestational age (day)† | 240.07±17.80 | 240.31±17.23 | |||
| Induced premature births | 14 (10.94%) | 11 (3.48%) | |||
| Underweight* | 14 (10.94%) | 13 (4.11%) | 0.767 | (0.160 to 3.676) | 0.740 |
| IUGR/SGA* | 3 (2.34%) | 4 (1.27%) | 1.561 | (0.152 to 16.031) | 0.708 |
| Postpartum intrauterine infection* | 3 (2.34%) | 2 (0.63%) | 11.187 | (1.025 to 122.123) | 0.048 |
| Postpartum haemorrhage* | 5 (3.91%) | 8 (2.53%) | 0.780 | (0.185 to 3.286) | 0.735 |
| Neonatal asphyxia* | 3 (2.34%) | 10 (3.16%) | 0.243 | (0.041 to 1.450) | 0.121 |
| Intrauterine distress* | 16 (12.50%) | 23 (7.28%) | 1.225 | (0.515 to 2.910) | 0.646 |
| Neonatal brain injury* | 11 (8.59%) | 19 (6.01%) | 1.009 | (0.327 to 3.114) | 0.988 |
| Superficial morphological malformation* | 1 (0.79%) | 2 (0.63%) | 0.684 | (0.048 to 9.746) | 0.779 |
| Cardiac abnormalities* | 35 (27.34%) | 38 (12.03%) | 3.121 | (1.333 to 7.307) | 0.009 |
| Elevated cardiac enzymes | 25 (19.53%) | 34 (10.76%) | |||
| Atrial/ ventricular septal defects | 17 (13.28%) | 5 (1.58%) | |||
| CHB | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |||
| Pulmonary hypertension | 1 (0.79%) | 1 (0.32%) | |||
| Bovine aortic arch | 1 (0.79%) | 0 (0%) | |||
| Neonatal infection* | 23 (17.97%) | 31 (9.81%) | 1.030 | (0.420 to 2.527) | 0.949 |
| Neonatal acidosis* | 2 (1.56%) | 5 (1.58%) | 0.535 | (0.075 to 3.824) | 0.533 |
| Electrolyte disorder of newborn* | 1 (0.79%) | 2 (0.63%) | 2.193 | (0.103 to 46.684) | 0.615 |
| Neonatal jaundice* | 14 (10.94%) | 21 (6.65%) | 1.330 | (0.555 to 3.185) | 0.522 |
| Neonatal hospital admission* | 45 (35.16%) | 66 (20.89%) | 1.132 | (0.489 to 2.620) | 0.772 |
Data were analysed by generalised linear regression method logistic.
*Number with the percentages between brackets.
†Mean±SD.
CHB, complete heart block; IUGR/SGA, intrauterine growth restriction/small for gestational age; n, number of deliveries.