Table 2

Association between age at death and Townsend score

Number of deaths Magnitude of effect (%) (95% CI) Increase in mortality rate over range (%) p value
Stillbirths11464.3  (2.5, 6.1)41  (22, 62)0.0001
Early neonatal5981 (−1.6, 3.6)8 (−14, 34)0.4399
Late neonatal1895.9 (1.4, 10.3)60 (12, 123)0.008
Postneonatal43310.1 (7.2,13)120 (77, 172)0.0001
Total23664.7 (3.4, 5.9)46 (32, 60)0.0001
Perinatal17443.2 (1.7, 4.6)29 (15, 45)0.0001
Neonatal7872.2 (0.0, 4.4)20 (0, 42)0.0483
Infant12205.1 (3.3, 6.8)50 (30, 71)0.0001