Evaluation of the etiology and risk factors for maternal sepsis: A single center study in Guangzhou, China

Table 3 Risk factors for maternal sepsis

	OR	95%CI		P value
		Lowest	Highest
Immigrant population	1.380	0.698	2.729	0.355
Single/divorced	2.347	0.958	5.748	0.062
Ethnic groups	2.888	0.504	16.556	0.234
Education level				0.540
> 12 yr	Control
7–12 yr	0.961	0.426	2.168	0.924
≤ 6 yr	1.615	0.523	4.985	0.405
Employment	0.212	0.112	0.399	< 0.001
Insured	0.889	0.421	1.877	0.758
Mode of admission				0.025
Outpatient	Control
ER	2.183	0.834	5.715	0.112
Transfer	2.870	1.336	6.167	0.007
Prenatal care				0.029
Regular	Control
Irregular	2.953	1.324	6.586	0.008
No prenatal care	1.950	0.885	4.295	0.098
Manual removal of placenta	2.518	0.333	19.059	0.371
Labor induction	4.665	1.984	10.966	< 0.001
Cervical cerclage	14.214	2.201	91.808	0.005
Placenta previa or accrete	2.158	0.931	5.003	0.073
Gestational age				0.002
≥ 28	Control
14–27+6	2.090	1.094	3.995	0.026
< 14	6.806	2.021	22.919	0.002

CI: Confidence interval; ER: Emergency; OR: Odds ratio.