Table 5 Hazard ratios for PlGF test based on univariate and multivariate Cox regression to predict length-of-pregnancy in hypertensive patients (N=103)

From: Evaluation of a rapid and simple placental growth factor test in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

 

Below the 5th percentile

12 pgml−1

Variable

Hazard ratio

95%LCI

95%UCI

Hazard ratio

95%LCI

95%UCI

Univariate Cox Regression of PlGF

 Test-positive

3.65

2.18

6.10

4.41

2.81

6.93

Multivariate Cox Regression of PlGF and GA at sample collection

 Test-positive

4.63

2.71

7.89

5.79

3.48

9.62

 GA(sample)

0.83

0.77

0.90

0.84

0.78

0.91

Multivariate Cox Regression of PLGF, GA at sample collection, and PE, HELLP and SIPE diagnoses

 Test positive

3.43

1.97

5.98

3.91

2.23

6.86

 GA(sample)

0.84

0.77

0.91

0.83

0.76

0.90

 PE,HELLP,SIPE

3.83

2.26

6.49

3.49

1.98

6.15

  1. PlGF test positive is defined as either <5th percentile of normal, or 12 pg ml−1 (lower limit of the assay). The P-values for all hazard ratios in the table were <0.0001.