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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Matern Child Health J. 2013 Aug;17(6):1138–1150. doi: 10.1007/s10995-012-1106-8

Table 2.

Odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for high perceived stress during early pregnancy (n=979), Proyecto Buena Salud, 2006-2011

Model A
Model B
Model C
Model D
Model E
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Demographic factors
Age
 <19 0.5 (0.4, 0.8) 0.5 (0.4, 0.8) 0.5 (0.3, 0.8) 0.6 (0.4, 0.9) 0.6 (0.4, 0.9)
 19-23 1.0 referent 1.0 referent 1.0 referent 1.0 referent 1.0 referent
 24-29 1.2 (0.9, 1.8) 1.3 (0.9, 1.9) 1.3 (0.9, 1.9) 1.3 (0.9, 1.9) 1.2 (0.8, 1.8)
 ≥30 0.7 (0.4, 1.2) 0.8 (0.4, 1.3) 0.8 (0.5, 1.3) 0.8 (0.5, 1.4) 0.7 (0.4, 1.3)
Educational status
 <High school 1.0 referent 1.0 referent 1.0 referent 1.0 referent 1.0 referent
 High school graduate 0.9 (0.6, 1.3) 0.9 (0.6, 1.3) 0.9 (0.6, 1.3) 0.8 (0.6, 1.2) 0.9 (0.6, 1.2)
 Some college/graduate 0.7 (0.4, 1.1) 0.7 (0.4, 1.1) 0.7 (0.5, 1.1) 0.6 (0.4, 1.0) 0.7 (0.4, 1.1)
Annual Household Income
 <$15,000 1.0 referent 1.0 referent 1.0 referent 1.0 referent 1.0 referent
 >$15,000-$30,000 0.8 (0.5, 1.3) 0.8 (0.5, 1.2) 0.7 (0.5, 1.2) 0.8 (0.5, 1.2) 0.8 (0.5, 1.2)
 >$30,000 0.6 (0.3, 1.1) 0.5 (0.2, 1.0) 0.5 (0.2, 1.0) 0.4 (0.2, 0.9) 0.5 (0.2, 1.0)
 Don’t know/Refused/Missing 1.1 (0.8, 1.6) 1.1 (0.8, 1.6) 1.1 (0.8, 1.6) 1.2 (0.8, 1.7) 1.2 (0.8, 1.7)
Live with spouse/partner
 No 1.0 referent 1.0 referent 1.0 referent 1.0 referent 1.0 referent
 Yes 1.1 (0.8, 1.5) 1.1 (0.8, 1.5) 1.1 (0.8, 1.5) 1.2 (0.8, 1.6) 1.2 (0.9, 1.6)
Children (<18 yrs) in household
 0 1.0 referent 1.0 referent 1.0 referent 1.0 referent 1.0 referent
 1 0.8 (0.6, 1.3) 0.9 (0.6, 1.3) 0.8 (0.6, 1.3) 0.9 (0.6, 1.4) 0.9 (0.6, 1.4)
 2 0.8 (0.5, 1.2) 0.8 (0.5, 1.3) 0.8 (0.5, 1.3) 0.8 (0.5, 1.3) 0.8 (0.5, 1.3)
3+ 0.8 (0.5, 1.3) 0.8 (0.5, 1.4) 0.8 (0.5, 1.4) 0.9 (0.6, 1.5) 0.9 (0.6, 1.5)
Acculturation Factors
Language preference for
 English 1.0 referent 1.0 referent 1.0 referent 1.0 referent
 Spanish 0.7 (0.5, 1.0) 0.7 (0.5, 1.1) 0.8 (0.5, 1.1) 0.8 (0.5. 1.2)
Generation in the continental US
 Born in PR/DR 1.0 referent 1.0 referent 1.0 referent
 Parent born in PR/DR 1.4 (1.0, 1.9) 1.3 (0.9, 1.8) 1.3 (0.9, 1.8)
 Grandparent born in PR/DR 0.4 (0.2, 1.0) 0.4 (0.2, 1.0) 0.4 (0.2, 1.1)
Behavioral Factors
Pre-pregnancy alcohol consumption
 None 1.0 referent 1.0 referent
 0 to 5 drinks per month 1.2 (0.8, 1.9) 1.2 (0.8, 1.8)
 Over 5 to 12 drinks per month 1.8 (1.1, 2.9) 1.7 (1.1, 2.8)
 Over 12 drinks per month 2.4 (1.6, 3.6) 2.2 (1.4, 3.5)
Pre-pregnancy cigarette smoking
 None 1.0 referent
 ≤ 10 cigarettes per day 1.0 (0.7, 1.5)
 > 10 cigarettes per day 2.2 (1.3, 3.7)
c-statistic 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7

Odds ratios (OR)s and 95% Confidence Intervals (CI)s calculated from multivariable logistic regression models.

Each variable was adjusted for all other variables in the model.

Model A = age, education, income, living with spouse/partner, and number of children in the household

Model B = Model A + language preference for speaking/reading

Model C = Model B + generation in the U.S.

Model D = Model C + pre-pregnancy alcohol consumption

Model E = Model D + pre-pregnancy cigarette smoking