Health-related quality of life among postpartum women with preeclampsia, southern Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study

Table 4 Simple and multivariable linear regression analysis for health-related quality of life of women with preeclampsia and normotensive women

Variables	Unstandardized βeta-coefficient 95% CI	Standardized βeta-coefficient 95% CI
Age of mother (year)
16–24	−19.58*[− 30– − 8.0]	1.29[− 1.58–2.57]
25–34	− 8.55[− 19.7–2.6]	1.32[− 1.53–2.18]
> 35	1	1
6 weeks postpartum women HRQoL
Physical domain	4.6***[4.2–4.9]	1.04***[0.88–1.12]
Psychological well-being	4.6***[4.2–4.9]	1.93***[0.82–2.03]
Social relationship	3.9***[3.6–4.2]	1.08***[0.90–1.26]
Environment	6.8***[6.2, 7.4]	1.26***[1.18–3.33]
12 weeks postpartum women HRQoL
Physical domain	0.87***[3.68–4.2]	0.99***[0.88–1.10]
Psychological well-being	3.6***[3.3–3.9]	1.19***[1.09, 1.29]
Social relationships	6.9***[6.5–7.5]	1.77***[1.57–1.96]
Environment	3.3***[3.1–3.5]	1.42[−2.31–3.40
Women with severe features of preeclampsia
Yes	1.8[−4.37–8.02]	1.26***[1.11–1.48]
No	1	1
Birth weight of newborn (gram)
< 1500	−15**[−17– −13]	−1.14[−1.85–1.56]
1500–2499	− 14***[−20– −9]	− 1.16[− 1.68–0.14]
2500–3999	1	1
> 4000	−9.78 [0.69–8.8]	−1.25[− 1.76–1.24]
Preterm birth
Yes	−13***[− 19– −7]	−1.27**[− 2.2– − 0.30]
No	1	1
Newborn birth asphyxia
Yes	3.42[−5.17, 12]	−7.48[−15.6–0.65]
No	1	1
Early neonatal death
Yes	16***[11–18]	−2.1**[−3.43– − 0.85]
No	1	1
Perinatal death
Yes	2.8**[1.37–5.5]	−4.9[−19–9.17]
No	1	1

*p-value< 0.05, **p-value < 0.001, ***p-value< 0.0001, CI Confidence Interval, β Beta coefficient, Coefficient of determination (R2) =0.41 = 41%

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