Lidewij van de Mheen1, Ewoud Schuit2, Arianne C Lim3, Martina M Porath4, Dimitri Papatsonis5, Jan J Erwich6, Jim van Eyck7, Charlotte M van Oirschot8, Piet Hummel9, Johannes J Duvekot10, Tom H M Hasaart11, Rolf H H Groenwold12, Karl G M Moons12, Christianne J M de Groot1, Hein W Bruinse13, Maria G van Pampus14, Ben W J Mol15. 1. VU University Medical Center, the Netherlands. 2. Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 3. Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 4. Maxima Medical Center, Veldhoven, the Netherlands. 5. Amphia Hospital, Breda, the Netherlands. 6. University Medical Center, Groningen, the Netherlands. 7. Isala Clinics, Zwolle, the Netherlands. 8. St. Elizabeth Hospital, Tilburg, the Netherlands. 9. Medical Center, Alkmaar, the Netherlands. 10. Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. 11. Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, the Netherlands. 12. Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, Utrecht, the Netherlands. 13. University Medical Center, Utrecht, the Netherlands. 14. Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 15. The Robinson Institute, School of Reproductive and Paediatric Health, University of Adelaide, Australia.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: 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. METHODS: 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. RESULTS: 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. CONCLUSION: In women with a multiple pregnancy, the risk of preterm delivery can be assessed with a multivariable model incorporating cervical length and other predictors.
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OBJECTIVE: 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. METHODS: 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. RESULTS: 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. CONCLUSION: In women with a multiple pregnancy, the risk of preterm delivery can be assessed with a multivariable model incorporating cervical length and other predictors.
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