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. 2023 Sep 12;21:352. doi: 10.1186/s12916-023-03058-4

Table 3.

Multivariate adjusted association between maternal multimorbidity and preterm birth

Preterm birth
(24 to < 37 w)
Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Moderate preterm
(32 to < 37 w)
Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Very preterm
(28 to < 32 w)
Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Extremely preterm
(24 to < 28 w)
Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Maternal multimorbidity 1.64 (1.48–1.82) 1.69 (1.52–1.89) 1.22 (0.9–1.66) 0.86 (0.51–1.44)
No MM Ref Ref Ref Ref
Adjusted for maternal age, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, number of previous pregnancies, BMI and smoking history. SIMD: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation. BMI: body mass index
Age at conception, years
 15–19 1.13 (0.94–1.36) 1.13 (0.92–1.38) 1 (0.56–1.78) 1.79 (0.87–3.7)
 20–24 1 (0.87–1.14) 0.97 (0.85–1.12) 1.22 (0.84–1.79) 1.37 (0.79–2.38)
 25–29 Ref Ref Ref Ref
 30–34 1.11 (0.99–1.25) 1.06 (0.94–1.2) 1.48 (1.05–2.09) 1.09 (0.64–1.86)
 35–39 1.24 (1.08–1.44) 1.18 (1.01–1.37) 1.49 (0.97–2.27) 1.18 (0.61–2.26)
 40–44 1.72 (1.35–2.21) 1.7 (1.32–2.2) 1.14 (0.48–2.71) 0.73 (0.17–3.21)
 45–49 1.07 (0.33–3.46) 1.03 (0.32–3.31) ISS ISS
SIMD
 Most deprived 1 1.31 (1.1–1.55) 1.18 (0.99–1.41) 3.34 (1.73–6.46) 1.11 (0.53–2.34)
 2 1.27 (1.07–1.51) 1.16 (0.97–1.39) 3.28 (1.69–6.35) 1.25 (0.59–2.63)
 3 1.14 (0.95–1.36) 1.06 (0.88–1.28) 2.34 (1.18–4.67) 1.11 (0.51–2.41)
 4 1.11 (0.93–1.32) 1.03 (0.86–1.23) 2.3 (1.16–4.56) 0.97 (0.44–2.14)
 Least deprived 5 Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Missing 1.04 (0.85–1.26) 1 (0.81–1.22) 2.19 (1.06–4.53) 0.61 (0.23–1.62)
Previous pregnancies
 0 Ref Ref Ref Ref
 1 0.76 (0.68–0.85) 0.8 (0.71–0.9) 0.57 (0.4–0.81) 0.67 (0.41–1.12)
 2 0.8 (0.7–0.91) 0.81 (0.7–0.94) 0.68 (0.46–1.02) 0.75 (0.41–1.36)
 3 0.92 (0.79–1.08) 0.9 (0.76–1.07) 1.13 (0.74–1.73) 0.92 (0.45–1.86)
 4 1.03 (0.84–1.25) 1.01 (0.82–1.25) 1.11 (0.65–1.89) 1.05 (0.44–2.49)
 5 +  1.27 (1.06–1.53) 1.13 (0.93–1.38) 1.41 (0.87–2.29) 1.84 (0.89–3.79)
 Unknown 1.84 (0.23–14.62) 1.59 (0.36–6.99) ISS ISS
Ethnicity
 White 1.26 (0.61–2.62) 1.54 (0.67–3.52) 0.64 (0.16–2.62) 0.44 (0.06–3.26)
 Mixed ethnic groups 1.24 (0.3–5.04) 1.75 (0.41–7.47) ISS ISS
 Black Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Asian 1.63 (0.75–3.55) 2 (0.83–4.84) 0.28 (0.04–1.99) 1.26 (0.14–11.01)
 Others 1.47 (0.66–3.24) 1.63 (0.66–4) 0.85 (0.17–4.23) 0.49 (0.04–5.58)
 Missing 1.14 (0.55–2.38) 1.45 (0.63–3.33) 0.47 (0.11–1.96) 0.36 (0.05–2.76)
BMI, kg/m2
 Underweight (< 18.5) 1.36 (1.03–1.81) 1.31 (0.97–1.76) 1.2 (0.51–2.85) 1.52 (0.45–5.09)
 Normal weight (18.5–24.9) Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Overweight (25–29.9) 0.98 (0.86–1.12) 0.93 (0.81–1.06) 1.26 (0.88–1.81) 2.09 (1.23–3.57)
 Obese(> 30) 1.11 (0.98–1.26) 1.05 (0.92–1.2) 1.34 (0.94–1.93) 1.67 (0.93–2.98)
 Missing 1.31 (1.15–1.49) 1.28 (1.11–1.47) 1.23 (0.84–1.82) 1.52 (0.82–2.81)
Smoking history
 Never smoked Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Current smoker 1.44 (1.28–1.61) 1.4 (1.24–1.58) 1.67 (1.22–2.29) 2.14 (1.33–3.43)
 Former smoker 0.85 (0.73–0.99) 0.89 (0.75–1.04) 0.93 (0.6–1.45) 0.79 (0.38–1.67)
 Not known 1.4 (1.18–1.65) 1.31 (1.1–1.56) 1.52 (0.95–2.45) 1.94 (0.97–3.89)

ISS Insufficient Sample Size