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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Sep 27.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Rheumatol. 2023 Apr 26;42(9):2437–2444. doi: 10.1007/s10067-023-06606-8

Table 3.

Multivariable model showing interaction between race and rheumatic diagnosis (RA or SLE) for the risk of preterm birth compared to the general population

SLE vs. General Population
RA vs. General Population
Unadjusted RR Adjusted RR Unadjusted RR Adjusted RR
NH Black vs. NH White 0.94 (0.74, 1.18) 0.94 (0.74, 1.20) 1.42 (1.03, 1.95) 1.38 (1.00, 1.91)
NH Black vs. Hispanic 0.80 (0.65, 0.98) 0.82 (0.65, 1.02) 1.73 (1.26, 2.37) 1.65 (1.20, 2.28)
NH Black vs. Asian 0.80 (0.63, 1.03) 0.82 (0.63, 1.06) 1.24 (0.81, 1.90) 1.29 (0.83, 2.01)
Hispanic vs. NH White 1.18 (0.88, 1.40) 1.15 (0.96, 1.38) 0.82 (0.64, 1.05) 0.84 (0.65, 1.08)
Hispanic vs. Asian 1.01 (0.83, 1.23) 1.00 (0.82, 1.23) 0.72 (0.49, 1.04) 0.78 (0.52, 1.16)
Asian vs. NH White 1.16 (0.93, 1.45) 1.15 (0.91, 1.44) 1.14 (0.78, 1.67) 1.07 (0.72, 1.60)

Abbreviations: RR= relative risk (adjusted for maternal age, pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), insurance, education, country of origin, parity, and smoking), SLE = systemic lupus erythematosus, RA = rheumatoid arthritis, NH = non-Hispanic