Increased Risk of Stillbirth among Women whose Partner Has Tuberculosis
Table 2
The outcomes of pregnancy in cases and controls.
Variables
Control (31945)
Case (6389)
Gestational weeks
39.00 [38.00, 40.00]
39.00 [38.00, 40.00]
<0.001
Premature birth
No
31326 (98.1)
6233 (97.6)
0.01
Yes
619 (1.9)
156 (2.4)
LBW
No
31453 (98.5)
6261 (98.0)
0.009
Yes
492 (1.5)
128 (2.0)
Stillbirth
No
31898 (99.9)
6369 (99.7)
0.006
Yes
47 (0.1)
20 (0.3)
Birth gender
Man
16443 (51.5)
3317 (51.9)
0.525
Women
15502 (48.5)
3072 (48.1)
Birth weight (g)
3260.00 [3000.00, 3500.00]
3250.00 [3000.00, 3500.00]
<0.001
LBW: low birth weight; the distribution of continuous variables is expressed as the median [lower quartile, upper quartile]; case: women or partner with TB; control: healthy women with healthy partner.