From: Apgar score and hospitalization for epilepsy in childhood: a registry-based cohort study
Characteristic | Risk per 100 persons (no. of cases) | Risk difference, cases per100 (95% CI) | ||
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Overall | Apgar score <7 | Apgar score ≥ 7, reference | ||
Entire cohort | 0.8 (815) | 3.3 (27) | 0.8 (788) | 2.5 (1.3 to 3.8) |
Birth weight | ||||
≤2500 g | 1.7 (70) | 3.2 (5) | 1.6 (65) | 1.6 (-1.2 to 4.5) |
2501–3000 g | 1.0 (133) | 5.5 (6) | 0.9 (127) | 4.5 (0.1 to 8.9) |
3001–3500 g | 0.8 (275) | 3.7 (7) | 0.8 (268) | 2.9 (0.2 to 5.6) |
3501–4000 g | 0.7 (228) | 1.4 (3) | 0.7 (225) | 0.8 (-0.9 to 2.4) |
≥4001 g | 0.7 (106) | 3.8 (4) | 0.7 (102) | 3.2 (-0.6 to 6.9) |
Gestational age | ||||
<28 weeks | 1.6 (1) | 0 (0) | 1.9 (1) | -1.9 (-5.5 to 1.8) |
28–36 weeks | 1.4 (55) | 2.9 (4) | 1.3 (51) | 1.6 (-1.3 to 4.4) |
37–42 weeks | 0.7 (684) | 2.5 (14) | 0.7 (670) | 1.7 (0.4 to 3.0) |
>42 weeks | 0.9 (20) | 19.3 (4) | 0.7 (16) | 18.6 (-0.3 to 37.6) |
Mode of delivery | ||||
Spontaneous | 0.7 (621) | 3.0 (13) | 0.7 (608) | 2.2 (0.6 to 3.9) |
Assisted | 0.9 (68) | 4.4 (6) | 0.8 (62) | 3.6 (0.1 to 7.1) |
Caesarean | 1.1 (125) | 2.9 (7) | 1.1 (118) | 1.9 (-0.3 to 4.0) |
Birth presentation | ||||
Cephalic | 0.7 (662) | 3.0 (16) | 0.7 (646) | 2.3 (0.8 to 3.8) |
All other | 1.1 (129) | 3.7 (9) | 1.1 (120) | 2.6 (0.2 to 5.0) |
Birth defects | ||||
Absent | 0.7 (639) | 2.8 (20) | 0.7 (619) | 2.2 (0.9 to 3.4) |
Present | 2.3 (176) | 6.5 (7) | 2.2 (169) | 4.2 (-0.6 to 9.0) |
Mother's age at delivery | ||||
≤20 years | 1.1 (72) | 3.4 (2) | 1.1 (70) | 2.3 (-2.4 to 7.1) |
21–30 years | 0.8 (572) | 3.1 (17) | 0.8 (555) | 2.3 (0.9 to 3.8) |
≥31 years | 0.7 (171) | 3.9 (8) | 0.7 (163) | 3.2 (0.5 to 5.9) |
Mother smoked in pregnancy* | ||||
No | 0.6 (141) | 2.4 (6) | 0.6 (135) | 1.8 (-0.1 to 3.7) |
Yes | 1.0 (99) | 6.3 (6) | 0.9 (93) | 5.3 (0.3 to 10.4) |
Parental epilepsy hospitalization# | ||||
No | 0.8 (122) | 5.9 (7) | 0.8 (115) | 5.1 (0.7 to 9.4) |
Yes | 1.9 (3) | 37.4 (1) | 1.3 (2) | 36.1 (-37.1 to 109.4) |