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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Apr 9.
Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Sep;112(3):524–531. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e318184209b

Table 3.

Race-specific odds ratios (OR) and adjusted odds ratios (AOR) for high (≥median) versus low (<median) vaginal HNP1-3 levels in mid-pregnancy and risk of preterm delivery.

Non-Hispanic White (N=569)
African American (N=462)
OR (95% CI)
AOR(95% CI)*
AOR(95% CI)
OR(95% CI)
AOR(95% CI)*
AOR(95% CI)
Term Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
Medically Indicated
Preterm Delivery
(<37 weeks)
0.8 (0.4, 1.5) 0.8 (0.4, 1.4) 0.8 (0.4, 1.4) 0.7 (0.3, 1.5) 0.7 (0.3, 1.7) 0.7 (0.3, 1.8)
Spontaneous
Preterm Delivery
(<37 weeks)
0.8 (0.5, 1.3) 0.8 (0.5, 1.3) 0.8 (0.5, 1.3) 2.2 (1.2, 4.0) 2.4 (1.3, 4.4) 2.3 (1.2, 4.3)
    32-36 weeks 0.8 (0.5, 1.2) 0.8 (0.5, 1.3) 0.8 (0.5, 1.3) 2.3 (1.2, 4.3) 2.4 (1.2, 4.7) 2.3 (1.1, 4.7)
   <32 weeks 2.2 (0.4, 13.4) 1.9 (0.3, 13.1) 1.8 (0.2, 13.2) 2.0 (0.6, 7.5) 2.3 (0.6, 9.2) 2.3 (0.6, 9.2)
*

Adjusted for maternal age, week of pregnancy at study enrollment and bacterial vaginosis status

Adjusted for maternal age, week of pregnancy at study enrollment, bacterial vaginosis status, and culture results for sexual transmitted diseases during pregnancy (negative/positive)