Table 4 Bivariate analysis for risk factors associated to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in women with confirmed COVID-19.

From: The COVID-19 pandemic in Brazilian pregnant and postpartum women: results from the REBRACO prospective cohort study

Characteristics

SARS

n = 47

Not SARS

n = 241

RR [95% CI]

Number of days with symptoms at enrolmenta

 < 7

34 (72.3%)

162 (72.0%)

Ref.

 ≥ 7

13 (27.7%)

63 (28.0%)

0.95 [0.55–1.76]

Age

 ≤ 19

4 (8.5%)

10 (4.1%)

2.04 [0.83–4.99]

19–35

29 (61.7%)

178 (73.9%)

Ref.

 > 35

14 (29.8%)

53 (22.0%)

1.49 [0.84–2.65]

Ethnicityb

White

19 (41.3%)

139 (58.4%)

Ref.

Non-White

27 (58.7%)

99 (41.6%)

1.78 [1.04–3.04]

Regions

North/Northeast

11 (23.4%)

34 (14.1%)

1.65 [0.91–2.99]

Southeast/South

36 (76.6%)

207 (85.9%)

Ref.

Marital statusc

With partner

30 (65.2%)

156 (66.1%)

Ref.

Without partner

16 (34.8%)

80 (33.9%)

0.96 [0.55–1.68]

Schoolingd

Primary or less

16 (43.2%)

46 (22.9%)

2.16 [1.21–3.87]

Secondary or more

21 (56.8%)

155 (77.1%)

Ref

Pre-pregnancy BMIe

Underweight

0 (0.0%)

2 (1.2%)

Normal

2 (7.1%)

57 (32.9%)

Ref.

Overweight

10 (35.7%)

58 (33.5%)

4.34 [1.00–19.01]

Obese

16 (57.2%)

56 (32.4%)

6.55 [1.57–27.37]

Source of antenatal caref

Public

34 (82.9%)

152 (66.7%)

2.16 [1.01–4.68]

Private/Insurance/Mixed

7 (17.1%)

76 (33.3%)

Ref.

Parityg

Primigravida

13 (28.3%)

88 (36.7%)

0.72 [0.39–1.30]

Multipara

33 (71.7%)

152 (63.3%)

Ref

Planned pregnancyh

24 (61.5%)

84 (40.0%)

2.09 [1.15–3.78]

Multiple pregnancy

0 (0%)

10 (4.1%)

Pregnancy status at enrolment

1st Trimester

2 (4.2%)

34 (14.1%)

Ref.

2nd Trimester

12 (25.6%)

61 (25.3%)

2.95 [0.69–12.52]

3rd Trimester

26 (55.3%)

132 (54.8%)

2.96 [0.73–11.91]

Postpartum

7 (14.9%)

14 (5.8%)

6.00 [1.37–26.26]

Chronic hypertension

8 (17.0%)

17 (7.1%)

2.15 [1.37–4.10]

Pre-existing diabetes

3 (6.4%)

3 (1.2%)

3.20 [1.37–7.46]

Asthma

7 (14.9%)

14 (5.8%)

2.22 [1.14–4.34]

Anemia

2 (4.3%)

2 (0.8%)

3.15 [1.14–8.71]

HIV

0 (0%)

3 (1.2%)

Chronic kidney disease

0 (0%)

1 (0.4%)

Smoking

1 (2.1%)

1 (0.4%)

3.11 [0.75–12.74]

  1. Missing information for a16, b4, c6, d50, e87, f19, g2, h39.
  2. Significant values are in bold.