Risk of Selected Fetal Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes at Advanced Maternal Age: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Debre Markos Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 2

Distribution of obstetrics related characteristics over grouped maternal age in Debre Markos referral hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (N_E = 303 and N_Ne = 604).

Characteristics	Nonexposed group (%)	Exposed group (%)
Gravidity
Primigravida	318 (52.6)	23 (7.6)
Multigravida	286 (47.4)	280 (92.4)
Preceding birth interval (NE = 277 and NNe = 263)
<2 years	29 (11)	20 (7.2)
≥2 years	234 (89)	257 (92.8)
Parity
Primiparous	341 (56.5)	26 (8.6)
Multiparous	249 (41.2)	172 (56.8)
Grand multiparous	14 (2.3)	105 (34.7)
ANC follow-up
Yes	586 (97)	283 (93.4)
No	18 (3)	20 (6.6)
Number of ANC Visit (NE = 283 and NNe = 586)
Less than 4	188 (32.1)	111 (39.2)
4 and more	398 (67.9)	172 (60.8)
Iron folate supplemented (NE = 283 and NNe = 586)
Yes	562 (96)	274 (96.8)
No	24 (4)	9 (3.2)
Previous adverse px outcomes
Yes	113 (18.7)	150 (49.5)
No	491 (81.3)	153 (50.5)