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. 2013 Apr 25;13:97. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-97

Table 3.

Distribution and odds ratio of risk of very preterm singleton compared to infants in the census by neighbourhood socioeconomic characteristics

 
Census infants
Very preterm singletons
Neighbourhood characteristics quartiles
Trent
Ile-de-France
Trent (n=534)
Ile-de-France (n=584)
  N N N % (p) OR 95%CI n % (p) OR 95%CI
Unemployment rate
 
 
 
(<.001)
 
 
 
(<.001)
 
 
  1st (least deprived)
4 670
5 355
84
15.7
1
 
83
14.2
1
 
  2nd
4 576
5 346
103
19.3
1.3
(0.9-1.7)
122
20.9
1.5
(1.1-2.0)
  3rd
4 625
5 355
140
26.2
1.7
(1.3-2.2)
177
30.3
2.1
(1.6-2.8)
  4th (most deprived)
4 606
5 349
207
38.8
2.5
(1.9-3.2)
202
34.6
2.4
(1.9-3.2)
Proportion of manual workers
 
 
 
(<.001)
 
 
 
(<.001)
 
 
  1st
4 623
5 359
77
14.4
1
 
80
13.7
1
 
  2nd
4 620
5 339
136
25.5
1.8
(1.3-2.3)
146
25.0
1.8
(1.4-2.4)
  3rd
4 617
5 351
156
29.2
2.0
(1.5-2.7)
182
31.2
2.3
(1.8-3.0)
  4th
4 617
5 355
165
30.9
2.2
(1.6-2.8)
176
30.1
2.2
(1.7-2.9)
Proportion of residents with less than high school
 
 
 
(<.001)
 
 
 
(<.001)
 
 
  1st
4 633
5 352
89
16.7
1
 
90
15.4
1
 
  2nd
4 602
5 354
114
21.4
1.3
(1.0-1.7)
137
23.5
1.5
(1.2-2.0)
  3rd
4 617
5 349
132
24.7
1.5
(1.1-2.0)
167
28.6
1.9
(1.4-2.4)
  4th
4 625
5 350
199
37.3
2.2
(1.7-2.9)
190
32.5
2.1
(1.6-2.7)
Proportion of non home owners
 
 
 
(<.001)
 
 
 
(<.001)
 
 
  1st
4 626
5 354
95
17.8
1
 
122
20.9
1
 
  2nd
4 605
5 351
94
17.6
1.0
(0.8-1.3)
129
22.1
1.1
(0.8-1.3)
  3rd
4 629
5 348
150
28.1
1.6
(1.2-2.1)
147
25.2
1.2
(1.2-2.1)
  4th 4 617 5 352 195 36.5 2.1 (1.6-2.6) 186 31.9 1.5 (1.6-2.6)

Test for trend of OR: p<.001 for singletons in Trent and Ile-de-France for all neighbourhood characteristics.