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Published in final edited form as: Matern Child Health J. 2018 Mar;22(3):318–326. doi: 10.1007/s10995-017-2418-5

APPENDIX TABLE 3.

Logistic Regression Estimates of Associations Between Disabling Infant Health Condition and Two or More ACE at Age 5 and Between Disabling Infant Health Condition and Three or More ACEs at Age 5 (n = 2792)

2+ ACEs 3+ ACEs
AOR CI AOR CI
Disabling infant health condition 1.83 [1.14,2.94] 1.73 [1.07,2.77]
Male child 1.24 [1.05,1.45] 1.37 [1.13,1.66]
Multiple birth 1.28 [0.71,2.30] 1.62 [0.87,3.01]
Maternal characteristics a
Age, years 0.93 [0.82,1.05] 0.91 [0.77,1.06]
Race/ethnicity (ref = Non-Hispanic white)
 Non-Hispanic black 1.04 [0.82,1.31] 1.00 [0.76,1.33]
 Hispanic 0.78 [0.59,1.04] 0.74 [0.53,1.03]
 Other 1.20 [0.68,2.10] 1.28 [0.68,2.42]
Foreign born 0.49 [0.36,0.68] 0.63 [0.42,0.95]
Education (ref = < high school graduate)
 High school graduate 1.06 [0.86,1.30] 1.11 [0.88,1.41]
 Any college 0.96 [0.76,1.21] 1.00 [0.76,1.33]
Relationship with child’s father (ref = neither married nor cohabiting)
 Married 0.43 [0.33,0.57] 0.58 [0.40,0.83]
 Cohabiting 0.69 [0.57,0.83] 0.99 [0.80,1.23]
First birth 1.02 [0.84,1.23] 0.93 [0.75,1.17]
Medicaid birth 1.29 [1.07,1.57] 1.21 [0.96,1.53]
Good, fair or poor self-rated health (vs. excellent or very good) 1.08 [0.90,1.28] 1.26 [1.03,1.54]
Psychosocial factors
Mother did not live w/ both biological parents at age 16a 1.31 [1.10,1.56] 1.36 [1.10,1.69]
Prenatal diagnosed mental illnessb 0.90 [0.67,1.21] 1.07 [0.77,1.48]
Illicit drug use during pregnancyc 1.42 [1.02,1.98] 1.26 [0.90,1.78]
Alcohol consumption during pregnancyc 1.54 [1.19,1.98] 1.97 [1.50,2.59]
Criminal justice system involvement (child’s mother or father)d 1.56 [1.22,1.99] 1.79 [1.38,2.32]
Domestic violence or sexual abusec 1.95 [1.42,2.68] 1.93 [1.40,2.65]

Notes: AOR = adjusted odds ratio. CI = 95% confidence interval. Models include a quadratic term for maternal age, an indicator for missing medical records data, and an indicator for the postpartum survey taking place in either of 2 cities in which that survey did not ask about domestic violence (estimates not shown). All maternal characteristics and psychosocial factors are measured before the birth of the child or while the mother was still in the hospital after giving birth. Variables are based on information from: apostpartum interview; bmaternal or newborn medical record from birth; cmaternal or newborn medical record from birth hospitalization or postpartum interview; dmaternal or newborn medical record from birth hospitalization or any maternal interview with data on whether the father had ever been incarcerated prior to the child’s birth.