Table 3

Adjusted and crude odds ratios of factors associated with DDH in South Australian singleton male live births (1986-93)

VariablesNo of SubjectsCrude ORAdjusted OR3-150Coefficients (β) in logisitc regression analysis
Cases (n=243)Controls (n=75439)OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)
Mother’s age (yrs):
<20845651.001.000.0000
 20-2447164751.63 (0.74, 3.73)1.74 (0.82, 3.71)0.5545
 25-29117288692.31 (1.09, 5.10)2.58 (1.25,5.34)0.9492
 30-3451189231.54 (0.70, 3.50)1.75 (0.82, 3.75)0.5614
 35+2066071.73 (0.72, 4.27)2.13 (0.92, 4.95)0.7568
Parity:
0142305942.45 (1.67, 3.62)2.25 (1.52, 3.33)0.8100
 166263531.32 (0.86, 2.04)1.24 (0.82, 1.88)0.2147
 2+35184921.001.000.0000
Presentation and delivery:
Non-breech presentation158728501.001.000.0000
 Breech, caesarean delivery72225114.75 (11.02, 19.72)16.35 (12.06, 22.16)2.7942
 Breech, breech delivery1333817.73 (9.53, 32.36)28.72 (15.91, 51.85)3.3576
Region of residence:
 Metropolitan186528001.43 (1.03, 2.00)1.35 (0.97, 1.87)0.2984
 Outer metropolitan1035291.15 (0.55,2.36)1.07 (0.54, 2.12)0.0641
 Country47191101.001.000.0000
Oligohydramnios:
 Present1933.35 (0.46, 24.11)3.47 (0.44, 27.49)1.2435
 Absent242753461.001.000.0000
Birthweight (g):
 <2000011610.00 (0.00, 1.31)0.02 (0, 82.96)−4.0938
 2000-2499319880.48 (0.12, 1.56)0.69 (0.43, 2.35)−0.3775
 2500-29993292091.09 (0.71, 1.67)1.09 (0.71, 1.66)0.0865
 3000-349984264631.001.000.0000
 3500-399980257260.98 (0.71, 1.35)1.10 (0.80, 1.51)0.0953
 4000-44993592031.20 (0.79, 1.81)1.45 (0.96, 2.18)0.3688
 4500+916891.68 (0.79, 3.45)2.44 (1.21, 4.96)0.8940
Gestation (weeks):
 <37339870.25 (0.06, 0.82)0.24 (0.07, 0.83)−1.4105
 37831630.85 (0.38, 1.79)0.56 (0.26, 1.20)−0.5754
 383492111.23 (0.82, 1.84)0.86 (0.57, 1.30)−0.1471
 3951128131.33 (0.94, 1.88)0.95 (0.67, 1.35)−0.0497
 40107357561.001.000.0000
 413389891.23 (0.81, 1.84)1.21 (0.81, 1.80)0.1873
 42+715201.54 (0.66, 3.43)1.41 (0.65, 3.06)0.3408
Constant−7.6060
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