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Table 3 Adjusted associations between very low birth weight and selected risk factors by maternal race/ethnicity, Tarrant County, 2006-2010

From: Paternal race/ethnicity and very low birth weight

 

Caucasian

African American

Hispanic

Other

 

n =59,113

n =21,873

n =53,773

n =7,848

 

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Maternal Age

        

 < 20 years old

1.09

0.80 - 1.50

1.21

0.95 - 1.53

1.16

0.92 - 1.45

1.75

0.68 - 4.53

 20-39 years old

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 > = 40 years old

1.03

0.66 - 1.62

2.08

1.32 - 3.26

1.56

0.96 - 2.54

2.26

1.05 - 4.89

Maternal Education

        

 < High School

1.36

1.01 - 1.82

0.79

0.62 - 1.02

0.92

0.74 - 1.15

1.42

0.74 - 2.71

 High School

1.39

1.14 - 1.70

1.00

0.82 - 1.21

1.02

0.81 - 1.29

1.33

0.79 - 2.25

 > High School

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Plurality

        

 Single

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 Multiple

10.67

8.95 - 12.71

6.95

5.65 - 8.55

9.89

7.96 - 12.29

6.59

3.77 - 11.52

Previous Preterm Birth

        

 Yes

1.67

0.92 - 3.02

3.19

2.20 - 4.63

2.84

1.90 - 4.24

3.77

0.88 - 16.15

 No

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STD During Pregnancy

        

 No

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 Yes

1.20

0.72 - 2.01

0.47

0.32 - 0.70

1.18

0.78 - 1.78

0.87

0.21 - 3.65

Smoking

        

 Yes

1.00

0.76 - 1.31

2.01

1.49 - 2.72

1.03

0.56 - 1.90

1.70

0.40 - 7.22

 No

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Kotelchuck Index

        

 Inadequate

3.50

2.67 - 4.59

3.22

2.41 - 4.29

2.47

1.89 - 3.21

2.60

1.20 - 5.60

 Intermediate

3.77

2.76 - 5.15

3.56

2.49 - 5.09

3.53

2.48 - 5.04

5.39

2.43 - 11.97

 Adequate

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 Adequate Plus

4.78

3.75 - 6.08

5.39

4.05 - 7.18

4.89

3.74 - 6.40

6.69

3.32 - 13.46

Paternal Race/Ethnicity

      

 Caucasian, non-Hispanic

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 African American, non-Hispanic

1.52

1.08 - 2.14

1.21

0.72 - 2.04

1.66

1.01 - 2.74

1.41

0.51 - 3.89

 Hispanic

0.95

0.71 - 1.26

1.51

0.74 - 3.09

1.16

0.85 - 1.59

0.73

0.24 - 2.20

 Other, non-Hispanic

1.29

0.73 - 2.26

1.80

0.49 - 6.62

0.81

0.25 - 2.64

0.89

0.52 - 1.50

 Missing

1.25

0.94 - 1.66

1.36

0.80 - 2.34

1.65

1.15 - 2.36

1.14

0.42 - 3.08

Mother Marital Status

        

 Married

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 Not married

0.99

0.79 - 1.24

1.25

1.02 - 1.53

1.16

0.97 - 1.39

1.03

0.52 - 2.05

  1. n = number of births included in the model after accounting for missing data.
  2. Data source: Texas Department of State Health Services.
  3. Adjusted models include all variables presented in Table 3.
  4. Bolded values are significant at p<0.05.