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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Dec;110(6):1326–1334. doi: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000290330.80256.97

Table 4.

Small-for-Gestational-Age Singletons According to Parental Infertility and Treatment

Reference: Group A
Reference: Group B
No. of singletons No. of small-for-gestational-age (%) Crude OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR* (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI) Crude OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR* (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Group A:
Fertile couples 50614 2200 (4.3) 1.00 Ref 1.00 Ref 1.00 Ref
Group B:
Infertile couples conceiving naturally 5722 345 (6.0) 1.41 (1.26–1.59) 1.33 (1.18–1.50) 1.24 (1.10–1.40) 1.00 Ref 1.00 Ref 1.00 Ref
Group C:
Infertile couples receiving treatment 4271 304 (7.1) 1.69 (1.49–1.91) 1.78 (1.56–2.02) 1.40 (1.23–1.60) 1.19 (1.02–1.40) 1.31 (1.11–1.54) 1.14 (0.96–1.35)
 ICSI 396 30 (7.6) 1.80 (1.24–2.62) 1.94 (1.33–2.82) 1.40 (0.96–2.05) 1.28 (0.87–1.88) 1.43 (0.97–2.12) 1.14 (0.77–1.70)
 IVF 1474 93 (6.3) 1.48 (1.20–1.84) 1.58 (1.27–1.96) 1.17 (0.94–1.46) 1.05 (0.83–1.33) 1.16 (0.91–1.48) 0.95 (0.74–1.22)
 IUI 1322 103 (7.8) 1.86 (1.51–2.28) 1.96 (1.59–2.41) 1.57 (1.27–1.94) 1.32 (1.05–1.66) 1.45 (1.15–1.83) 1.27 (1.00–1.61)
 HT 1079 78 (7.2) 1.71 (1.36–2.17) 1.75 (1.39–2.22) 1.52 (1.20–1.93) 1.21 (0.94–1.57) 1.31 (1.01–1.69) 1.22 (0.94–1.58)

Logistic regression; OR: odd ratios; CI: confidence interval; ICSI: intracytoplasmic sperm injection; IVF: in vitro fertilization; IUI: intrauterine insemination; HT: hormonal treatment.

*

Adjusted for maternal age, and smoking.

Adjusted for maternal age, smoking, and parity.