Table 2.

Factors Associated with Poor Health Status During the Month Prior to Pregnancy (N =1,802)

	Poor or Fair Self-rated Health	Poor Physical Function	Poor Vitality	Depressive Symptoms
	12.1%	10.7%	11.0%	11.7%
Episode of insufficient money for food or housing prior to pregnancy	Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Yes	2.11 (1.49 to 2.98)	1.99 (1.37 to 2.88)	1.43 (0.95 to 2.14)	2.30 (1.61 to 3.29)
No	–	–	–	–
Body mass index
Normal	–	–	–	–
Overweight	1.34 (0.92 to 1.94)	1.13 (0.76 to 1.70)	1.12 (0.76 to 1.65)	0.78 (0.53 to 1.15)
Obese	1.70 (1.16 to 2.48)	2.13 (1.45 to 3.13)	1.35 (0.89 to 2.04)	0.75 (0.49 to 1.13)
Exercise prior to pregnancy
None	2.04 (1.41 to 2.97)	2.30 (1.52 to 3.50)	2.53 (1.69 to 3.78)	2.56 (1.72 to 3.82)
2 hours/week or less	1.12 (0.77 to 1.63)	1.85 (1.24 to 2.75)	1.45 (0.98 to 2.14)	1.69 (1.15 to 2.50)
>2 hours/week	–	–	–	–
Smoked during the 3 months prior to conception*	1.04 (0.65 to 1.68)	0.95 (0.57 to 1.57)	1.73 (1.11 to 2.68)	1.50 (0.98 to 2.33)
History of alcohol dependence*	1.55 (1.00 to 2.39)	1.22 (0.77 to 1.92)	1.41 (0.93 to 2.15)	1.93 (1.29 to 2.88)

All models are adjusted for age, race, marital status, educational attainment, and treatment for asthma, anemia, and other chronic illnesses in the last year, in addition to the factors shown. All models except depressive symptoms are also adjusted for treatment for depression in the last year. Individuals whose self-reported race was categorized as “other” (n=7) are excluded from the adjusted model.

^*Odds ratios are displayed compared to the reference group of those without the characteristic.

CI, confidence interval.