TY - JOUR
T1 - Prediction of preterm birth in multiple pregnancies: development of a multivariable model including cervical length measurement at 16 to 21 weeks' gestation
AU - van de Mheen, Lidewij
AU - Schuit, Ewoud
AU - Lim, Arianne C.
AU - Porath, Martina M.
AU - Papatsonis, Dimitri
AU - Erwich, Jan J.
AU - van Eyck, Jim
AU - van Oirschot, Charlotte M.
AU - Hummel, Piet
AU - Duvekot, Johannes J.
AU - Hasaart, Tom H. M.
AU - Groenwold, Rolf H. H.
AU - Moons, Karl G. M.
AU - de Groot, Christianne J. M.
AU - Bruinse, Hein W.
AU - van Pampus, Maria G.
AU - Mol, Ben W. J.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - To develop a multivariable prognostic model for the risk of preterm delivery in women with multiple pregnancy that includes cervical length measurement at 16 to 21 weeks' gestation and other variables. We used data from a previous randomized trial. We assessed the association between maternal and pregnancy characteristics including cervical length measurement at 16 to 21 weeks' gestation and time to delivery using multivariable Cox regression modelling. Performance of the final model was assessed for the outcomes of preterm and very preterm delivery using calibration and discrimination measures. We studied 507 women, of whom 270 (53%) delivered < 37 weeks (preterm) and 66 (13%) < 32 weeks (very preterm). Women with cervical length < 30 mm delivered more often preterm (hazard ratio 1.9; 95% CI 0.7 to 4.8). Other independently contributing predictors were previous preterm delivery, monochorionicity, smoking, educational level, and triplet pregnancy. Prediction models for preterm and very preterm delivery had a c-index of 0.68 (95% CI 0.63 to 0.72) and 0.68 (95% CI 0.62 to 0.75), respectively, and showed good calibration. In women with a multiple pregnancy, the risk of preterm delivery can be assessed with a multivariable model incorporating cervical length and other predictors. Abstract available from the publisher
AB - To develop a multivariable prognostic model for the risk of preterm delivery in women with multiple pregnancy that includes cervical length measurement at 16 to 21 weeks' gestation and other variables. We used data from a previous randomized trial. We assessed the association between maternal and pregnancy characteristics including cervical length measurement at 16 to 21 weeks' gestation and time to delivery using multivariable Cox regression modelling. Performance of the final model was assessed for the outcomes of preterm and very preterm delivery using calibration and discrimination measures. We studied 507 women, of whom 270 (53%) delivered < 37 weeks (preterm) and 66 (13%) < 32 weeks (very preterm). Women with cervical length < 30 mm delivered more often preterm (hazard ratio 1.9; 95% CI 0.7 to 4.8). Other independently contributing predictors were previous preterm delivery, monochorionicity, smoking, educational level, and triplet pregnancy. Prediction models for preterm and very preterm delivery had a c-index of 0.68 (95% CI 0.63 to 0.72) and 0.68 (95% CI 0.62 to 0.75), respectively, and showed good calibration. In women with a multiple pregnancy, the risk of preterm delivery can be assessed with a multivariable model incorporating cervical length and other predictors. Abstract available from the publisher
M3 - Article
C2 - 24798668
SN - 1701-2163
VL - 36
SP - 309
EP - 319
JO - Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada : JOGC = Journal d obstetrique et gynecologie du Canada
JF - Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada : JOGC = Journal d obstetrique et gynecologie du Canada
IS - 4
ER -