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. 2012 Apr;129(4):e992–e998. doi: 10.1542/peds.2011-2283

TABLE 4.

Independent Effects of Sociodemographic Factors on Risk of CP in a Multivariable Model

OR 95% CI
Ethnicitya
 White 1.0 Ref
 Indian 0.6 0.4–0.8
 Pacific Islander 0.6 0.4–1.0
 East Asian 0.8 0.7–0.9
 Southeast Asian 0.7 0.6–0.8
 Filipino 0.9 0.8–1.0
 Samoan 1.5 0.96–2.3
Maternal age, y
 <18 0.9 0.7–1.1
 18–34 1.0 Ref
 ≥35 1.3 1.2–1.4
Maternal education, y
 Primary school or none (0–5) 1.4 1.0 – 1.8
 Secondary school (6–11) 1.3 1.1 – 1.4
 High school graduate (12) 1.2 1.1 – 1.3
 Some college (13–15) 1.1 1.0 – 1.2
 College graduate (≥16) 1.0 Ref
Boy 1.4 1.3–1.5
Birth weight category
 Very low (400–1499 g) 27 25–30
 Moderately low (1500–2499 g) 5.4 4.9–5.9
 Normal (2500–4499 g) 1.0 Ref
 High (≥4500 g) 0.9 0.7–1.2
a

Logistic regression model includes all variables in the table.