Table 2

Adjusted and crude odds ratio of factors associated with DDH in South Australian Singleton female live births (1986-93)

VariablesNo of subjectsCrude ORAdjusted OR2-150Coefficients (β) in logisitc regression analysis
Cases (n=882)Controls (n=70602)OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)
Mother’s age (yrs):
<204441601.001.000.0000
 20-24181156941.09 (0.77, 1.54)1.21 (0.86, 1.69)0.1888
 25-29314267031.11 (0.80, 1.55)1.25 (0.90, 1.72)0.2196
 30-34262180441.37 (0.99,1.92)1.68 (1.21, 2.35)0.5196
 35+8160011.28 (0.87, 1.88)1.63 (1.11, 2.40)0.4907
Parity:
0482283822.06 (1.70, 2.50)2.17 (1.77, 2.65)0.7744
 1256247361.26 (1.02,1.55)1.30 (1.06, 1.61)0.2657
 2+144174841.001.000.0000
Presentation and delivery:
Non-breech presentation655676831.001.000.0000
 Breech, caesarean delivery18525077.63 (6.42, 9.05)8.65 (7.21,10.38)2.1576
 Breech, breech delivery4241210.53 (7.49,14.76)15.10 (10.79, 21.13)2.7147
Region of residence:
 Metropolitan672496871.58 (1.32, 1.90)1.48 (1.23, 1.77)0.3901
 Outer metropolitan5932222.15 (1.57,2.93)2.12 (1.56, 2.89)0.7521
 Country151176931.001.000.0000
Oligohydramnios:
 Present51163.46 (1.25, 8.81)4.07 (1.59, 10.43)1.4030
 Absent877704861.001.000.0000
Birthweight (g):
 <2000 610990.44 (0.18, 1.02)0.36 (0.14, 0.95)−1.0147
 2000-24991424800.46 (0.26, 0.80)0.51 (0.28, 0.90)−0.6819
 2500-2999142125730.91 (0.75, 1.11)0.88 (0.71, 1.08)−0.1320
 3000-3499356287511.001.000.0000
 3500-3999255199011.03 (0.88, 1.22)1.13 (0.95, 1.33)0.1185
 4000-44998951151.41 (1.10, 1.79)1.60 (1.26, 2.04)0.4694
 4500+206832.36 (1.46, 3.80)2.95 (1.85, 4.70)1.0801
Gestation (weeks):
 <372134410.51 (0.32, 0.80)0.47 (0.27, 1.23)−0.7533
 372328290.68 (0.43, 1.05)0.58 (0.38, 0.91)−0.5392
 3810287820.97 (0.77, 1.21)0.78 (0.62, 0.98)−0.2484
 39173123201.17 (0.97, 1.40)0.89 (0.74, 1.08)−0.1115
 40410340771.001.000.0000
 4112878731.35 (1.10, 1.66)1.28 (1.04, 1.56)0.2433
 42+2512801.62 (1.06, 2.48)1.49 (0.98, 2.25)0.3958
Constant−5.7437
  • 2-150 Logistic regression analysis.