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Published in final edited form as: Matern Child Health J. 2014 Jan;18(1):90–100. doi: 10.1007/s10995-013-1238-5

Table 2.

Odds of low birth weight among mothers in NYC Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2004–2007

Variable Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4
OR (95 % CI) OR (95 % CI) OR (95 % CI) OR (95 % CI)
Race/ethnicity nativity status
Non-Latino White (US born) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Non-Latino White (foreign born) 0.82 (0.62, 1.09) 0.86 (0.65, 1.14) 0.81 (0.58, 1.14) 0.79 (0.56, 1.12)
Non-Latino Black (US born) 2.98 (2.39, 3.70) 2.94 (2.32, 3.71) 2.56 (1.94, 3.39) 2.52 (1.90, 3.33)
Non-Latino Black (foreign born) 2.41 (1.92, 3.03) 2.30 (1.80, 2.93) 2.30 (1.74, 3.05) 2.24 (1.68, 2.99)
Asian/Pacific Islander (foreign born) 1.63 (1.27, 2.08) 1.67 (1.29 (2.16) 1.50 (1.12, 2.02) 1.47 (1.08, 2.00)
Puerto Rican (Mainland born) 2.43 (1.84, 3.21) 2.34 (1.75, 3.15) 2.12 (1.49, 3.02) 2.04 (1.43, 2.91)
Puerto Rican (Island born) 2.79 (1.78, 4.37) 2.68 (1.67, 4.28) 2.12 (1.20, 3.76) 2.07 (1.17, 3.67)
Other Latino (US born) 1.58 (1.17, 2.14) 1.61 (1.17, 2.21) 1.46 (1.00, 2.13) 1.44 (0.98, 2.12)
Other Latino (foreign born) 1.37 (1.12, 1.68) 1.30 (1.04, 1.63) 1.36 (1.04, 1.78) 1.35 (1.02, 1.78)
Maternal age
≥35 1.0 1.0 1.0
<35 0.67 (0.57, 0.78) 0.65 (0.53, 0.80) 0.64 (0.52, 0.79)
Marital status
Married/partnered 1.0 1.0 1.0
Single/divorced/widowed 0.85 (0.73, 0.99) 0.96 (0.79, 1.17) 0.94 (0.78, 1.15)
Education
>High school 1.0 1.0 1.0
≤High school 1.25 (1.08, 1.45) 1.18 (0.98, 1.41) 1.18 (0.99, 1.42)
Insurance coverage
Other insurance 1.0 1.0 1.0
Medicaid 1.02 (0.86, 1.22) 1.01 (0.82, 1.25) 1.02 (0.83, 1.26)
No insurance 0.93 (0.77, 1.11) 0.90 (0.72, 1.11) 0.92 (0.74, 1.15)
Behavioral risk factors
Alcohol use 0.99 (0.75, 1.31) 0.95 (0.72, 1.27)
Tobacco use 1.12 (0.75, 1.31) 1.13 (0.78, 1.64)
IPV (during pregnancy) 1.03 (0.69, 1.52) 0.97 (0.64, 1.47)
Late prenatal care initiation 1.25 (1.03, 1.51) 1.28 (1.06, 1.55)
Medical risk factors
Hypertension 3.64 (2.89, 4.59) 3.75 (2.98, 4.72)
Any diabetes 1.10 (0.86, 1.40) 1.18 (0.92, 1.50)
Weight gain during pregnancy
Adequate 1.0 1.0
Inadequate 2.04 (1.68, 2.48) 2.07 (1.70, 2.51)
Too much 0.62 (0.51, 0.75) 0.62 (0.51, 0.75)
Missing 1.23 (0.92, 1.66) 1.19 (0.88, 1.61)
Sources of support
4+ 1.0
2–3 0.98 (0.80, 1.20)
0–1 1.11 (0.89, 1.38)
Social support
High 1.0
Medium 1.03 (0.84, 1.27)
Low 0.69 (0.50, 0.96)
Adjusted R2 0.011 0.0138 0.0451 0.0464