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. 2011 Feb 13;173(7):797–803. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwq440

Table 4.

Adjusted Odds Ratiosa for the Joint Effect of Fetal Growth and Gestational Age at Birth (1973–1979) With Respect to Antihypertensive Medications (≥1 Prescriptions/Year) in Young Adulthood (Ages 25.5–37.0 Years), Swedenb

Fetal Growth, SDc Gestational Age at Birth
23–27 Weeks (n = 174)
28–32 Weeks (n = 3,167)
33–34 Weeks (n = 5,685)
35–36 Weeks (n = 19,194)
37–42 Weeks (n = 589,573)
≥43 Weeks (n = 18,759)
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
<−2 (n = 19,199) NE 3.34 1.95, 5.74 1.93 1.11, 3.35 1.51 0.99, 2.28 1.47 1.31, 1.65 1.68 1.26, 2.24
−2 to <−1 (n = 88,370) NE 1.92 1.12, 3.27 1.30 0.80, 2.10 1.72 1.33, 2.22 1.29 1.20, 1.37 1.25 1.02, 1.52
−1 to <0 (n = 210,831) 5.50 1.70, 17.8 1.06 0.62, 1.80 1.20 0.82, 1.76 1.37 1.12, 1.68 1.08 1.03, 1.14 1.06 0.87, 1.30
0 to <1 (n = 203,170) 2.76 0.67, 11.4 1.61 0.98, 2.65 1.47 1.01, 2.13 1.22 0.99, 1.51 1.00 Reference 0.78 0.57, 1.09
1 to <2 (n = 88,377) 2.72 0.36, 20.2 1.15 0.51, 2.59 1.33 0.78, 2.27 1.23 0.93, 1.62 0.99 0.92, 1.06 0.87 0.45, 1.68
≥2 (n = 26,605) NE 2.82 1.44, 5.52 1.49 0.79, 2.79 1.36 0.95, 1.93 1.01 0.90, 1.14 1.69 0.54, 5.35

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; NE, not estimable; OR, odds ratio; SD, standard deviation.

a

Adjusted for infant's date of birth, infant's gender, maternal marital status, maternal education, family income, and maternal prescription of antihypertensive medications (≥1 prescriptions/year) during the follow-up period (July 1, 2005, through December 31, 2009).

b

Pinteraction = 0.82.

c

Number of standard deviations from the mean reference birth weight for gestational age and sex.