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. 2012 Jul 9;7(7):e40534. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040534

Table 4. Logistic regression results for the association between female placental size (weight, surface area and placental-to-birth-weight ratio) and mental health outcomes.

Behavior Female Placental Weight (100g) Female Placental Surface Area (10cm2) Female Placental-to-Birth-Weight Ratio
Unadjusted Adjusteda Unadjusted Adjusteda Unadjusted Adjustedb
OR 95% CI n OR 95% CI OR 95% CI n OR 95% CI OR 95% CI n OR 95% CI
8-y-olds Rutter (teacher report)
Probable psychiatric disturbance .94 .86–1.02 3176 .91 .79–1.04 1.00 .98–1.01 3140 1.00 .97–1.02 .99 .95–1.03 3176 .97 .92–1.01
Antisocial disorder 1.03 .91–1.16 3176 .97 .80–1.20 1.01 .99–1.03 3140 1.01 .99–1.04 1.00 .95–1.06 3176 .98 .92–1.05
Neurotic disorder .88 .77–.99 3176 .88 .72–1.10 .99 .97–1.02 3140 1.00 .96–1.02 .97 .92–1.03 3176 .96 .89–1.02
Inattention-hyperactivity .92 .82–1.04 3185 .90 .75–1.1 .99 .97–1.01 3149 .99 .96–1.02 .98 .93–1.03 3185 .95 .90–1.02
Inattention .98 .91–1.10 3187 1.01 .90–1.13 1.00 .99–1.01 3151 1.01 .99–1.03 1.02 .99–1.10 3187 1.00 .96–1.04
Hyperactivity 1.07 .93–1.24 3189 .95 .76–1.19 1.00 .97–1.03 3153 .99 .95–1.03 .99 .93–1.06 3189 .98 .90–1.06
16-y-olds SWAN (parent report)
Combined ADHD .99 .86–1.15 2779 .92 .74–1.15 1.01 .98–1.04 2745 1.01 .98–1.05 .99 .93–1.05 2779 .97 .90–1.05
Inattention 1.09 .94–1.27 2737 1.20 .95–1.50 1.01 .98–1.04 2702 1.02 .98–1.06 1.05 .98–1.11 2737 1.06 .98–1.14
Hyperactivity-impulsivity .94 .81–1.10 2725 .91 .73–1.15 1.00 .97–1.03 2690 1.01 .98–1.05 .98 .92–1.05 2725 .96 .89–1.04
a

adjusted for gestational age, birth weight, socio-demographic factors (maternal age, family structure, education and social class) and medical factors (smoking during pregnancy, parity, pre-pregnancy BMI and gestational weight gain).

b

adjusted as above, except for birth weight.