Research Article

Determinants of Preeclampsia among Women Attending Delivery Services in Public Hospitals of Central Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study

Table 5

The bivariable and multivariable analysis of determinants of preeclampsia for women attending delivery service in public hospitals in the central zone, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2019.

VariablesCategoryCases Number (%)Controls Number (%)COR (95% CI)AOR (95%: CI)

Family history of DMYes7 (8.1%)6 (2.3%)3.72 (1.21, 11.40)3.45 (0.92,12.90)
No79 (91.9%)252 (97.7%)11

Use of modern contraceptiveYes47 (54.7%)177 (68.6%)0.55 (0.33,0.91)0.65 (0.36,1.17)
No39 (45.3%)81 (31.4%)11

Family history of hypertensionYes15 (17.4%)26 (10.1%)1.88 (0.95,3.75)2.60 (1.15,5.92)
No71 (82.6%)232 (89.9%)11

Family history of preeclampsiaYes13 (15.1%)12 (4.7%)3.65 (1.60, 8.35)5.24 (1.85,14.80)
No73 (84.9%)246 (95.3%)11

History of DMYes11 (12.8%)16 (6.2%)2.22 (0.99,4.99)4.31 (1.66,11.21)
No75 (87.2%)242 (93.8%)11

Diagnosed with anemiaYes10 (11.6%)14 (5.4%)2.29 (0.98, 5.37)3.23 (1.18,8.86)
No76 (88.4%)244 (94.6%)11

History of preeclampsia on prior pregnancyYes9 (10.5%)14 (5.4%)2.04 (0.85, 4.89)5.55 (1.80,17.10)
No77 (89.5%)244 (94.6%)11

GravidityPrimigravida50 (58.1%)88 (34.1%)2.68 (1.63, 4.42)5.41 (2.85,10.29)
Multigravida36 (41.9%)170 (65.9%)11

Alcohol drinkingYes38 (44.2%)51 (19.8%)3.21 (1.90, 5.43)4.06 (2.20,7.52)
No48 (55.8%)207 (80.2%)11

Fruit intakeYes58 (67.4%)214 (82.9%)0.43 (0.24, 0.74)0.89 (0.37,2.10)
No28 (32.6%)44 (17.1%)11

Vegetable intakeYes56 (65.1%)212 (82.2%)0.40 (0.23,0.70)0.39 (0.21,0.74)
No30 (34.9%)46 (17.8%)11

NB: value < 0.05; -value < 0.001.